Federal

U.S. Representative, 3rd 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 Nassau County, part of Queens County and part of Suffolk County.

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Michael J. LiPetri Jr.

Republican, Conservative

Attorney; former state Assemblyman

The gist

Supports eliminating taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security.
Supports deporting immigrants here illegally who commit crimes.
Opposes boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel.
Supports portable health coverage and price transparency.
Opposes transgender women competing in women's sports.
Supports a unified federal crypto regulatory framework.

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Supports eliminating taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security.
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Campaign website · Mike LiPetri for Congress · mikelipetriforcongress.com
“lifting the SALT tax cap to protect New York families and eliminating taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security”
Supports deporting immigrants here illegally who commit crimes.
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Campaign website · Mike LiPetri for Congress · mikelipetriforcongress.com
“We must continue to deport those criminals here illegally and demand that every immigrant - like our parents and grandparents - enter this country legally”
Opposes boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel.
Home | Mike Lipetri For Congress
Campaign website · Mike LiPetri for Congress · mikelipetriforcongress.com
“Any attempt to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel must be shut down, eliminated, and swiftly dealt with.”
Supports portable health coverage and price transparency.
Home | Mike Lipetri For Congress
Campaign website · Mike LiPetri for Congress · mikelipetriforcongress.com
“empowering Americans to choose their own doctors, keep coverage across jobs or states, deliver a price transparency system”
Opposes transgender women competing in women's sports.
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Campaign website · Mike LiPetri for Congress · mikelipetriforcongress.com
“Biological men should never compete in female sports or use female locker rooms or bathrooms”
Supports a unified federal crypto regulatory framework.
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Campaign website · Mike LiPetri for Congress · mikelipetriforcongress.com
“Congress should pass a unified crypto regulatory framework that defends freedom”

Thomas R. Suozzi

DemocraticIncumbent

U.S. Representative

The gist

Co-sponsors the Stop Global Tariffs Act.
Supports bipartisan fiscal commission to reduce the debt.
Authored HOPE Act extending enhanced ACA premium credits.
Supports faster permitting for energy projects, including clean energy.
Co-authored the First-Time Homebuyers Affordability Act.
Introduced the Securing Our Northern Borders Act.In office
Opposes EPA delay of PFAS drinking water deadlines.In office

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Co-sponsors the Stop Global Tariffs Act.
Tom Suozzi's Five-Point “American Affordability Plan” - Suozzi for Congress
Campaign website · Suozzi for Congress · suozziforcongress.com
“Support the Stop Global Tariffs Act as a co-sponsor, which would roll back Trump’s tariff authority”
Supports bipartisan fiscal commission to reduce the debt.
Tom Suozzi's Five-Point “American Affordability Plan” - Suozzi for Congress
Campaign website · Suozzi for Congress · suozziforcongress.com
“which creates a bipartisan commission focused on reducing the debt.”
Authored HOPE Act extending enhanced ACA premium credits.
Tom Suozzi's Five-Point “American Affordability Plan” - Suozzi for Congress
Campaign website · Suozzi for Congress · suozziforcongress.com
“authored by Suozzi, which would extend enhanced ACA premium tax credits for two years”
Supports faster permitting for energy projects, including clean energy.
Tom Suozzi's Five-Point “American Affordability Plan” - Suozzi for Congress
Campaign website · Suozzi for Congress · suozziforcongress.com
“Cut red tape so we can build energy projects faster — clean energy, natural gas, nuclear, transmission, and storage”
Co-authored the First-Time Homebuyers Affordability Act.
Tom Suozzi's Five-Point “American Affordability Plan” - Suozzi for Congress
Campaign website · Suozzi for Congress · suozziforcongress.com
“As a co-author, will fight to enact the bipartisan First-Time Homebuyers Affordability Act”
Introduced the Securing Our Northern Borders Act.
Border & Immigration | Congressman Thomas Suozzi
Government record · Office of Rep. Thomas Suozzi · suozzi.house.gov
“introduced the Securing Our Northern Borders Act”
Opposes EPA delay of PFAS drinking water deadlines.
Environment & Energy | Congressman Thomas Suozzi
Government record · Office of Rep. Thomas Suozzi · suozzi.house.gov
“to reverse his decision to delay compliance deadlines on final PFAS regulations”

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