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

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Peter Chatzky

New York House District 17 2026 ยท 2026

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Policy Positions
45%
Avg Confidence
9
Issue Areas
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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions

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

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statement or voting record found on a $17 federal minimum wage; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general progressive economic platform typical of NY-17 Democratic candidates. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Support
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found on this specific tariff policy for Peter Chatzky; position inferred from Democratic mainstream support for trade policies conditioned on labor and environmental standards, though Democrats are divided on broad tariff approaches. 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?

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statement or voting record found on student loan cancellation for this candidate; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general progressive alignment typical of NY-17 Democratic candidates, with limited evidence available. Fact-check this โ†’
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Environment

3 positions

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

Support
Party InferencePeter Chatzky is a Democratic candidate for NY-17 with limited publicly available record on specific climate targets; position inferred from party affiliation and general Democratic alignment on climate action, with no direct evidence of championing or opposing a 50% by 2035 emissions reduction target. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statement or voting record found on this specific emissions target; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general pro-climate campaign messaging typical of NY-17 Democratic candidates, 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?

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statement or voting record found on this specific issue; position inferred from Peter Chatzky's Democratic affiliation and general progressive environmental platform, with limited public record as a challenger candidate. 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?

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found on this specific issue; position inferred from Peter Chatzky's Democratic party affiliation and general progressive policy orientation, as Democrats typically oppose large defense budget increases above inflation. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Oppose
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found on this specific issue; as a Democrat running in a competitive NY district, Chatzky's general progressive profile suggests skepticism toward large defense budget increases above inflation, inferred primarily from party and ideological baseline. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record found for Peter Chatzky on foreign assistance; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive foreign policy tendencies, with low confidence due to insufficient candidate-specific evidence. 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?

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record found for Chatzky on universal background checks; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general progressive candidate profile in NY-17, with limited candidate-specific 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?

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statement or voting record found for this candidate on universal background checks; position inferred from Democratic party affiliation and general progressive platform typical of NY-17 Democratic candidates. 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?

Support
Party InferencePeter Chatzky is a Democrat running in NY-17 with no detailed public record on this specific policy; position inferred from party affiliation and general Democratic platform support for assault weapons restrictions, with limited candidate-specific evidence available. Fact-check this โ†’
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Healthcare

2 positions

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

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statement or voting record found for Peter Chatzky on Medicare for All; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general progressive alignment typical of NY-17 Democratic candidates, with limited candidate-specific evidence available. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Support
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found for Chatzky's position on Medicare drug price negotiation; position inferred from his Democratic party affiliation and the broad Democratic consensus supporting this policy, which was enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. 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?

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statement or voting record found for this candidate on this specific issue; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general campaign alignment in a competitive New York district, with limited available evidence. 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?

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statements or voting record found on this specific policy; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general progressive immigration reform alignment typical of NY-17 Democratic candidates. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Neutral
Party InferencePeter Chatzky is a relatively unknown Democratic candidate for NY-17 with limited public record on border security specifics, so position is inferred from party affiliation and general Democratic tendency to support border security funding with conditions rather than as a standalone priority. Fact-check this โ†’
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Taxes

3 positions

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

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statement or voting record found on corporate tax rates for this candidate; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive fiscal platform typical of NY-17 Democratic candidates. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Support
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found on this specific policy; position inferred from Peter Chatzky's Democratic Party affiliation and general progressive tax rhetoric common among NY-17 Democratic candidates, with limited public record available. Fact-check this โ†’

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

Support
Party InferenceNo direct evidence found on this specific tax rate question; position inferred from Peter Chatzky's Democratic affiliation and general progressive campaign themes in NY-17, a competitive district where candidates typically support higher taxes on the wealthy but may not champion the most aggressive proposals. 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?

Support
Party InferenceNo direct statement or voting record found on automatic voter registration specifically; position inferred from Democratic Party affiliation and general voting rights advocacy typical of NY-17 Democratic candidates. 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.