New York — 2nd District

Patrick Halpin

Lowers everyday living and housing costs

Halpin focuses on reducing economic burdens for South Shore families by targeting expenses like rent, childcare, and medical bills. He advocates creating affordable housing options to enable young families and seniors to stay on Long Island, drawing on his past creation of the Long Island Housing Partnership.

• Proposes lowering everyday costs including rent, childcare, and medical expenses.
• Pledges to create housing options on Long Island to prevent resident outbound migration.
• Cites creation of the Long Island Housing Partnership during his tenure as County Executive.

“Lowering costs from rent to childcare to medical bills”

Andrew Garbarino

Lowers taxes and repeals SALT cap

Garbarino emphasizes tax relief for hardworking families and small businesses in NY-02. He supports repealing the federal cap on State and Local Tax (SALT) deductions and reducing regulatory burdens. His voting record includes support for major federal budget and tax reconciliation measures.

• Supports repealing the federal SALT cap that impacts Long Island homeowners.
• Voted for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.
• Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) reconciliation measure in 2025.

“Long Islanders have one of the highest costs of living across the entire United States. Andrew is a firm believer in lowering taxes for the hardworking families and small businesses in our community.”

Patrick Halpin

Expands affordable healthcare and ACA protections

Halpin emphasizes making healthcare affordable for residents facing rising medical expenses. He supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act and lowering out-of-pocket medical bills for families.

• Focuses on making healthcare affordable for families facing quiet financial battles.
• Supports protecting and expanding Affordable Care Act subsidies.
• Prioritizes lowering prescription and general medical bills.

“Our community is full of people fighting quiet battles. The fight to make healthcare affordable.”

Andrew Garbarino

Lowers costs and expands treatment access

Garbarino supports fixing the healthcare system by reducing consumer costs and expanding provider options without complete restructuring. He has backed measures to curb excessive hospital emergency charges and combat opioid abuse through NARCAN coverage and shorter prescriptions.

• Supported establishing the NYS Advisory Council on Mental Health Emergency and Crisis Response.
• Voted to require insurance coverage for NARCAN and shorten opioid prescriptions to 7 days.
• Voted for patient protections against excessive hospital emergency charges.

“Andrew is committed to improving our healthcare system by lowering costs and providing more choices for consumers.”

Patrick Halpin

Promotes community policing and public safety

Halpin highlights his record in local government as County Executive, where he launched community-based policing initiatives. He advocates keeping South Shore communities safe while addressing domestic violence.

• Launched community-based policing programs during his tenure as County Executive.
• Established anti-domestic violence initiatives in local government.
• Pledges to keep local South Shore communities safe.

“As County Executive, he created the Long Island Housing Partnership to expand housing options and launched community-based policing and anti-domestic violence programs.”

Andrew Garbarino

Strongly backs law enforcement and strict penalties

Garbarino positions himself as a staunch defender of police officers and opposes defunding law enforcement. In the Assembly and Congress, he supported strict criminal justice measures, including opposing bail reform and backing mandatory deportation for DUI offenses.

• Voted against state bail reform that released certain criminal defendants.
• Cosponsored legislation making intentional interference with police officers a felony.
• Voted for the DUI deportation act (H.R. 875) and Laken Riley Act (S. 5).

“It is important now, more than ever, that we support our brave men and women in blue.”

Patrick Halpin

Protects drinking water and coastal environments

Halpin grounds his environmental platform in his record as Chairman of the Suffolk County Water Authority, where he set high drinking water quality standards. He advocates preserving local parks, beaches, and clean water supplies.

• Set high quality standards for drinking water as Suffolk Water Authority Chairman.
• Prioritizes protecting local drinking water from contamination.
• Advocates preserving South Shore parks, wetlands, and beaches.

“As Suffolk Water Authority Chairman, he set the standard for the best drinking water in the nation.”

Andrew Garbarino

Protects sole-source aquifers and coastal habitats

Garbarino emphasizes protecting Long Island's Great South Bay and sole-source drinking water aquifers. In state and federal office, he has supported legislation criminalizing solid waste dumping, funding coastal infrastructure, and requiring climate risk evaluations for projects.

• Voted to make solid waste dumping a criminal offense.
• Supported regulatory protection for federally designated sole-source drinking water aquifers.
• Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) while supporting local coastal protection.

“Saving the Great South Bay will require engaging members of our community, cleaning up the creeks and streams, and eliminating the waste polluting our waterways.”

Patrick Halpin

Demands active leadership and immigration oversight

Halpin criticizes Garbarino's handling of federal immigration issues and border security politics, accusing him of missing crucial votes and oversight opportunities during ICE protests and government funding battles.

• Attacked Garbarino for being absent during ICE controversies and congressional votes.
• Criticized federal government shutdowns tied to immigration funding disputes.
• Demands active congressional engagement on immigration and community impacts.

“While ICE sparks protests Andrew Garbarino has been missing in action. Where? In Fiji...”

Andrew Garbarino

Supports strict border enforcement and immigrant detention

Garbarino advocates strong federal border security and strict immigration enforcement. In Congress, he voted for mandatory detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and supported measures making DUI offenses grounds for deportation.

• Voted for the Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2).
• Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) requiring detention of unauthorized immigrants arrested for theft.
• Voted for the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act (H.R. 875).

“Our homeland security infrastructure exists to protect American lives, not to play politics.”

Patrick Halpin

Combats federal corruption and demands transparency

Halpin targets Washington corruption, criticizing cronyism, secret deals, and lack of oversight in Congress. He highlights instances where Garbarino missed votes on major budget legislation.

• Denounces convicted insiders, crony pardons, and secret deals in federal government.
• Criticizes Garbarino for missing votes on major legislative measures such as OBBB.
• Pledges full accountability and oversight in Congress.

“Convicted insiders. Pardons for cronies. Secret deals. Zero oversight. While we pay the bill”

Andrew Garbarino

Supports term limits and ethics disclosures

Garbarino advocates governmental transparency and ethics reforms. He signed a pledge supporting a constitutional amendment for congressional term limits, voted to expose LLC political contributions, and supported full disclosure of federal investigative files.

• Signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge supporting constitutional congressional term limits.
• Voted for the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405).
• Voted to expel Representative George Santos following House Ethics findings.

“Transparency is key to building trust, which is why it is imperative we bring transparency to our government at the local, state, and federal levels.”