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Peter Chatzky

DU.S. Representative (NY-17)· NY·

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Peter Chatzky is a Democratic challenger running in NY's NY-17 district. 34 policy positions have been extracted covering 14 topic areas.

Stated Positions (34 extracted)

Source: chatzkyforcongress.com · Scraped Mar 16, 2026

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Budget & Spending

Specific Commitment

Plans to cut off endless subsidies for states taking more than they pay except in natural disasters.

“Cut off the freeloaders: no more endless subsidies for states taking more than they pay (except in natural disasters).”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Civil Rights & Liberties

Specific Commitment

Supports enshrining voting rights and civil rights protections into federal law.

“Enshrine voting rights and civil rights protections into federal law.”

Measurability:
5/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Supports fighting hate crimes with stronger federal protections for race, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation.

“Fight hate crimes with stronger federal protections for race, religion, gender identity, and sexual orientation.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Supports protecting journalists from censorship, intimidation, and corporate monopolies.

“Protect journalists from censorship, intimidation, and corporate monopolies.”

Measurability:
2/5
Confidence: 80%Page: Priorities

Supports defending free speech including the right to protest injustice.

“Defend free speech—including your right to protest injustice.”

Measurability:
2/5
Confidence: 80%Page: Priorities

Crime & Justice

General Directional

Supports investigating and prosecuting corrupt politicians with no more slaps on the wrist.

“Investigate and prosecute corrupt politicians—no more slaps on the wrist.”

Measurability:
2/5
Confidence: 80%Page: Priorities

Economy & Jobs

Specific Commitment

Supports setting a real living wage indexed to inflation.

“Set a real living wage, indexed to inflation.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Supports cracking down on corporate price gouging, especially at grocery stores.

“Crack down on corporate price gouging, especially at our grocery stores.”

Measurability:
2/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Opposes union-busting 'right-to-work' laws.

“Crush union-busting "right-to-work" scams.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Education

Specific Commitment

Supports funding job training just as college loans are funded.

“Fund job training just as we fund college loans.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Supports universal pre-K.

“Universal pre-K.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Opposes public subsidies for private or religious schools.

“End public subsidies for private or religious schools.”

Measurability:
5/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Electoral & Government Reform

Specific Commitment

Supports setting term or age limits for Supreme Court justices.

“Set term or age limits—lifetime power was never the plan.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Supports passing real anti-gerrymandering laws, national early voting, and paid time off to vote.

“Pass real anti-gerrymandering laws, national early voting, and paid time off to vote.”

Measurability:
5/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Plans to rebalance the branches and end unchecked presidential power.

“Rebalance the branches and end unchecked presidential power.”

Measurability:
2/5
Confidence: 80%Page: Priorities

Plans to expose and end dark money in politics.

“Expose and end dark money.”

Measurability:
3/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Supports banning lawmakers from trading stocks with no blind trust loopholes or excuses.

“Ban lawmakers from trading stocks. No blind trust loopholes. No excuses.”

Measurability:
5/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Supports enforcing a real, binding code of ethics for the Supreme Court.

“Enforce a real, binding code of ethics.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Energy & Environment

General Directional

Supports expanding renewable energy, fixing the grid, and modernizing infrastructure.

“Expand renewable energy, fix the grid, and modernize infrastructure.”

Measurability:
3/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Plans to bring down skyrocketing utility bills and energy costs.

“Bring down skyrocketing utility bills and energy costs.”

Measurability:
3/5
Confidence: 80%Page: Priorities

Foreign Affairs

General Directional

Supports defending Ukraine, Israel, and global right to self-determination while insisting allies reflect American values of humanity during war.

“Defend Ukraine, Israel, and the global right to self‑determination, but insist our allies reflect our own values of humanity even during times of war.”

Measurability:
2/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Healthcare

Specific Commitment

Supports universal health insurance.

“Universal health insurance.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

States that reproductive freedom is non-negotiable.

“Reproductive freedom is non-negotiable.”

Measurability:
2/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Plans to take on Big Pharma to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

“Take on Big Pharma to lower the cost of prescription drugs.”

Measurability:
3/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Plans to bolster eldercare as critical as childcare.

“Bolster eldercare. It's as critical as childcare.”

Measurability:
2/5
Confidence: 80%Page: Priorities

Plans to restore Medicaid, expand SNAP, and fund nutrition and preventative care.

“Restore Medicaid, expand SNAP, fund nutrition and preventative care.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Housing & Urban Development

General Directional

Supports creating more housing options so families can afford to stay in the Lower Hudson Valley.

“Create more housing options so families can afford to stay in the Lower Hudson Valley.”

Measurability:
2/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Immigration

Specific Commitment

Supports creating a real path to citizenship now.

“Create a real path to citizenship, now.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Supports unmasking federal agents conducting immigration enforcement.

“Unmask federal agents.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 90%Page: Priorities

Opposes detention camps for immigrants.

“No more detention camps.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Opposes ICE raids on homes, schools, or churches.

“No more raids on homes, schools, or churches.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Science & Technology

General Directional

Plans to restore science, data, and facts to public agencies.

“Restore science, data, and facts to public agencies.”

Measurability:
2/5
Confidence: 80%Page: Priorities

Social Security & Retirement

Specific Commitment

Supports protecting Social Security with no privatization.

“Protect Social Security. No privatization.”

Measurability:
4/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Tax Policy

Concrete Legislative

Supports ending the SALT cap.

“End the SALT cap.”

Measurability:
5/5
Confidence: 100%Page: Priorities

Topics Not Addressed

Defense & MilitaryInfrastructure & TransportationAgriculture & FoodTrade & CommerceGun PolicyVeterans Affairs

No positions found on these topics from the candidate's website.