🗳 2026 MIDTERM GENERAL ELECTION — NOVEMBER 3

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Taylor Darling

New York House District 4 2026 · 2026

16
Policy Positions
16 of 16
Inferred from party
47%
Avg Confidence
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Issue Areas
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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Taylor Darling's specific position on a $17 federal minimum wage; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive economic platform typical of NY-4 Democratic candidates.

Would you support imposing tariffs of 25% or more on imports from countries that do not meet US labor and environmental standards?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found on this specific tariff policy; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment with fair trade and labor/environmental standards in trade agreements, though Democrats are divided on broad tariff approaches.
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Education

1 position · all inferred from party

Would you support canceling up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt per borrower?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct statement or voting record found on $50,000 student loan cancellation specifically; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general progressive platform typical of NY-4 Democratic candidates, with limited publicly available evidence for this challenger.
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Environment

2 positions · all inferred from party

Do you support stopping the issuance of new federal permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands and offshore waters?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found on this specific policy; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive environmental stances typical of NY-4 Democratic candidates, with limited candidate-specific record available.

Do you support legislation to reduce US carbon emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2035?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found on this specific emissions target; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general progressive climate advocacy typical of NY-4 Democratic candidates, with low confidence due to limited public record.
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Foreign Policy

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support maintaining or increasing current levels of US foreign assistance to allied and developing nations?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found on Taylor Darling's position on foreign assistance; score inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive positioning, which typically favors maintaining foreign aid commitments.

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% per year above the rate of inflation?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found on this specific question; position inferred from typical progressive Democratic alignment, which generally opposes large defense budget increases above inflation in favor of domestic spending priorities.
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Gun Policy

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support requiring background checks for all firearm purchases in the US, including private sales and gun show transactions?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct voting record exists (Darling is not an incumbent), and no explicit public statement on universal background checks was found; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive candidate profile for NY-4.

Would you support a federal ban on the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines to civilian buyers?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found on this specific policy; position inferred from Democratic party affiliation and general gun safety advocacy typical of New York Democratic candidates, with limited candidate-specific record available.
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Healthcare

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support federal legislation requiring Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct voting record exists as Darling has not held federal office; position inferred from Democratic Party platform alignment and general progressive stance typical of NY-4 Democratic candidates, with Medicare drug price negotiation being a mainstream Democratic policy position. Fact-check this →

Would you support expanding Medicare to cover all Americans regardless of age?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Taylor Darling's position on Medicare for All; score inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general progressive alignment typical of NY-4 Democratic candidates, with limited available record.
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Immigration

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived and worked continuously in the US for more than 5 years?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct voting record or explicit public statement on this specific policy was found for Taylor Darling; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general progressive platform alignment, with limited candidate-specific evidence available. Fact-check this →

Would you support significantly increasing federal funding for border security infrastructure and personnel at the US southern border?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct public statements or voting record found for Taylor Darling on border security funding; position inferred from party affiliation and typical progressive Democrat alignment in a New York district, with DW-NOMINATE baseline suggesting left-leaning opposition to expanded border infrastructure spending.
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Taxes

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support raising the top federal income tax rate to 50% for individual income exceeding $10 million per year?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct statement or voting record found on this specific tax threshold; position inferred from Democratic party affiliation and general progressive tax rhetoric common among NY Democratic House candidates, with limited candidate-specific evidence available.

Would you support raising the federal corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28%?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct statement or voting record found on this specific tax rate; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive fiscal policy stances typical of NY-4 Democratic candidates.
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Voting Rights

1 position · all inferred from party

Would you support federal legislation requiring all states to automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they interact with government agencies?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Taylor Darling's position on automatic voter registration specifically; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive electoral reform stances typical of NY-4 Democratic candidates.
Positions are AI-extracted from public sources and bias-audited by GroundedVote. Evidence types: Voting Record (highest confidence) → Party Inference (lowest). All data © 2025 The Founded Project LLC.