BALLOT · NYCELECTION · NOV 3 · 2026
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U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 5

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).

Gregory W. Meeks

INCUMBENT

DEMOCRATIC

Incumbent since 1998 and top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee; won the June 23 Democratic primary and is the nominee in this Queens-based district.


WHERE THEY STAND

  • Rent & Housing

    Voted for the FY26 Transportation-HUD minibus investing in affordable housing and secured $850,000 in community project funding for NYCHA safety and security upgrades; in May 2026 introduced H.R. 8854, the Habitable Housing Conversion Pilot Program Act.

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  • Immigration

    His House issues page advocates 'a just and humane immigration system,' calling immigrant communities 'the heartbeat' of New York's 5th District.

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  • Healthcare

    Fighting to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, citing an average $2,030 premium increase for NY-05 enrollees if they lapse, and signed a discharge petition to force a vote protecting Medicaid from budget cuts.

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