U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 3

U.S. Representative

WHY YOU SHOULD CARE

/Votes on federal student loan policy and Pell Grants
/Votes on federal healthcare, immigration, and abortion-rights legislation
/Controls federal funding for NYC housing and transit

ON THE NOVEMBER 3 BALLOT

Official list certified by the NYS Board of Elections (September 4, 2026).

Thomas R. Suozzi

INCUMBENT

DEMOCRATIC

Incumbent and former Nassau County Executive; won the June 23 Democratic primary and is the Democratic nominee in NY-3.

WHERE THEY STAND

Immigration
As Problem Solvers Caucus co-chair, pushes a bipartisan mix of border security plus legal work status for undocumented immigrants in the U.S. over 10 years. Voted in January 2026 for the DHS funding bill that included ICE funding, then publicly distanced himself from the vote after a fatal federal-agent shooting in Minneapolis.
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Jobs & Economy
Known as 'Mr. SALT' for leading the bipartisan effort to fully restore the state and local tax (SALT) deduction capped in 2017; the House passed three of his SALT restoration bills, and he serves on the Ways & Means Committee.
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Climate
Publicly denounced the EPA's February 2026 rollback of the greenhouse gas 'endangerment finding,' citing Long Island's ranking as the fourth most climate-vulnerable place in the U.S. and vowing to fight the rollback.
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Healthcare
Opposes single-payer; supports universal coverage through a federal public option, Medicare buy-in, and subsidies to make individual insurance more affordable, calling a 'piecemeal approach' the best path.
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Michael J. LiPetri Jr

REPUBLICAN · CONSERVATIVE

Former state Assemblymember and 2024 GOP nominee who narrowly lost to Suozzi; won the June 23 Republican primary (endorsed by President Trump), setting up a rematch.

WHERE THEY STAND

Public Safety
Campaign emphasizes 'supporting law enforcement'; LiPetri says that as an Assemblymember during the 'Defund the Police' movement he was the only Long Island state legislator to vote against all 'anti-police' bills.
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Immigration
Runs on 'securing the border' as one of his ABCs (Affordability, Border, Crime); opposed calls to abolish ICE and joined ICE agents on a Long Island ride-along to observe apprehensions and deportations of criminal offenders.
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Jobs & Economy
Launched his 2026 bid framing the race as a referendum on taxes and the cost of living, campaigning on 'making Long Island affordable' while aligning with President Trump and national Republicans.
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