๐Ÿ—ณ 2026 MIDTERM GENERAL ELECTION โ€” NOVEMBER 3, 2026

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Mike Lipetri

New York House District 3 2026 ยท 2026

21
Policy Positions
48%
Avg Confidence
9
Issue Areas
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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions

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

Neutral
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found of Mike Lipetri's position on labor/environmental tariffs specifically; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation, which supports tariffs generally but is mixed on the specific labor/environmental conditionality framing. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct statements or votes found on federal minimum wage from Mike Lipetri; position inferred from Republican Party platform generally opposing federal minimum wage mandates, with low confidence due to limited public record for this candidate. Fact-check this โ†’
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Education

1 position

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

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct statements found on student loan cancellation; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation and general fiscal conservative platform opposition to broad debt forgiveness programs. Fact-check this โ†’
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Environment

3 positions

Would you support legislation to reduce US carbon emissions by 50% by 2035?

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct statement or voting record found on this specific policy; position inferred from Republican Party alignment and general conservative economic messaging typical of NY-3 Republican candidates, with limited public record available for Mike Lipetri. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct record found for Mike Lipetri on this specific emissions target; position inferred from Republican party alignment and typical NY-3 district Republican candidates who generally oppose aggressive carbon reduction mandates, with low confidence due to limited public record. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Strongly Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct statement found on this specific issue; position inferred from Republican party affiliation and general pro-energy development platform typical of NY-3 Republican candidates, with confidence limited by lack of direct evidence. Fact-check this โ†’
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Foreign Policy

3 positions

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% annually?

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statements or votes found on specific defense budget increases; position inferred from Republican party affiliation and general pro-defense posture typical of NY-3 GOP candidates, with limited candidate-specific evidence available. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Support
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found on this specific question; position inferred from Republican party affiliation and general pro-defense posture typical of NY-3 Republican candidates, with limited public record available for Mike Lipetri. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct statements or votes found for Mike Lipetri on foreign assistance; position inferred from Republican Party alignment and general conservative skepticism toward foreign aid spending, with low confidence due to limited public record for this candidate. Fact-check this โ†’
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Gun Policy

3 positions

Would you support universal background checks for all firearm purchases in the US?

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct public statements or voting record found on universal background checks for this candidate; position inferred from Republican party affiliation and general pro-Second Amendment stance typical of NY-3 Republican candidates, with limited direct evidence available. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found for Mike Lipetri's position on universal background checks; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation and typical GOP opposition to expanded background check mandates, with low confidence due to lack of candidate-specific record. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Strongly Oppose
Party InferenceLipetri is a Republican candidate in a competitive NY-3 race with no detailed legislative record; position inferred from party alignment and general pro-Second Amendment Republican platform stance, with no direct statements found on this specific policy. Fact-check this โ†’
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Healthcare

2 positions

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

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct statements or votes found on Medicare for All for this candidate; position inferred from Republican party affiliation and general opposition to single-payer healthcare among GOP candidates, with low confidence due to limited public record. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found for Mike Lipetri's position on Medicare drug price negotiation; position inferred from Republican Party alignment and general opposition among GOP candidates to the Inflation Reduction Act's drug pricing provisions. Fact-check this โ†’
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Immigration

3 positions

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

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record found for Mike Lipetri on this specific issue; position inferred from Republican party affiliation and general anti-amnesty stance common among NY-3 Republican candidates, with low confidence due to limited public record. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Oppose
Party InferenceMike Lipetri is a Republican candidate for NY-3 with limited public record; position inferred from standard Republican opposition to amnesty-style pathways, though no direct statements on this specific policy were found. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Strongly Support
Party InferenceLipetri is a Republican candidate for NY-3 with no extensive legislative voting record found; position inferred from campaign messaging emphasizing border security and alignment with mainstream Republican immigration priorities, but limited direct evidence available. Fact-check this โ†’
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Taxes

3 positions

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

Strongly Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct statement found on this specific policy; position inferred from Mike Lipetri's Republican affiliation and general GOP opposition to raising top marginal income tax rates, with low confidence due to limited public record for this candidate. Fact-check this โ†’

Would you support increasing the top marginal income tax rate to 50% for income over $10 million?

Strongly Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct statements found on this specific tax proposal; position inferred from Republican Party affiliation and general anti-tax platform typical of NY-3 Republican candidates, with no direct evidence to override party-based inference. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Strongly Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct statement found on this specific tax rate question; position inferred from Republican party affiliation and general conservative fiscal platform, as Mike Lipetri is a first-time candidate for NY-3 with limited public record on federal tax policy specifics. Fact-check this โ†’
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Voting Rights

1 position

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

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found on this specific policy; position inferred from Republican Party alignment and general GOP opposition to automatic voter registration mandates, with low confidence due to limited public record for this candidate. Fact-check this โ†’
Positions are AI-extracted from public sources and bias-audited by GroundedVote. Evidence types: Voting Record (highest confidence) โ†’ Party Inference (lowest). All data ยฉ 2025 The Founded Project LLC.