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U.S. Representative, 26th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A U.S. representative votes on federal laws and the federal budget in the U.S. House.

Covers part of Erie County and part of Niagara County.

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Dennis E. Hannon

Republican, Conservative

The gist

Supports aggressively disrupting fentanyl trafficking networks.
Supports reforming pharmacy benefit managers to lower drug costs.
Supports barring state and local bans on energy sources.
Proposes criminal penalties for gender transition care for minors.
Supports making convicted child rapists eligible for capital punishment.
Proposes tax rebates for working-class families.
Supports stronger online privacy protections for children.

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Supports aggressively disrupting fentanyl trafficking networks.
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Campaign website · Hannon for Congress · hannonforcongress.com
“Aggressively disrupt fentanyl trafficking networks”
Supports reforming pharmacy benefit managers to lower drug costs.
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Campaign website · Hannon for Congress · hannonforcongress.com
“reform middle-men pharmacy benefit managers”
Supports barring state and local bans on energy sources.
Dennis Hannon for Congress — Home
Campaign website · Hannon for Congress · hannonforcongress.com
“Prohibit state and local governments from banning or limiting specific energy sources”
Proposes criminal penalties for gender transition care for minors.
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Campaign website · Hannon for Congress · hannonforcongress.com
“End the maiming and sterilization of children by criminally targeting those who benefit from it”
Supports making convicted child rapists eligible for capital punishment.
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Campaign website · Hannon for Congress · hannonforcongress.com
“Reinstate capital punishment eligibility for convicted child rapists”
Proposes tax rebates for working-class families.
Dennis Hannon for Congress — Home
Campaign website · Hannon for Congress · hannonforcongress.com
“Provide relief to struggling working class families through tax rebates”
Supports stronger online privacy protections for children.
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Campaign website · Hannon for Congress · hannonforcongress.com
“Protect kids online: stronger privacy safeguards, limits on targeting. Prevent commercial AI from generating any content involving minors”

Timothy M. Kennedy

DemocraticIncumbent

U.S. Representative

The gist

Sponsored legislation to ban assault weapons and military-grade body armor.
Pledges to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Supports abortion rights.
Opposes tariffs he says will cost local jobs.
Supports legislation to stop union-busting.
Introduced the SNOW Act on FEMA winter storm response.In office

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Sponsored legislation to ban assault weapons and military-grade body armor.
Issues — Kennedy for Congress
Campaign website · Kennedy for Congress · kennedyforuscongress.com
“sponsoring legislation to ban assault weapons, military-grade body armor”
Pledges to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Issues — Kennedy for Congress
Campaign website · Kennedy for Congress · kennedyforuscongress.com
“He will continue fighting to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid”
Supports abortion rights.
Issues — Kennedy for Congress
Campaign website · Kennedy for Congress · kennedyforuscongress.com
“He supports a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions”
Opposes tariffs he says will cost local jobs.
Issues — Kennedy for Congress
Campaign website · Kennedy for Congress · kennedyforuscongress.com
“dangerous tariffs that will cost Western New York jobs and increase the cost of living”
Supports legislation to stop union-busting.
Issues — Kennedy for Congress
Campaign website · Kennedy for Congress · kennedyforuscongress.com
“He is supporting legislation to stop union-busting efforts”
Introduced the SNOW Act on FEMA winter storm response.
Biography | U.S. Congressman Timothy M. Kennedy
Government record · Office of Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy · kennedy.house.gov
“He has championed changes to how FEMA responds to extreme winter weather events by introducing the SNOW Act.”

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