James Felton Keith
NY-13 Democratic nominee?
$144.2K
JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
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Overview
Current roleAuthor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationNew York
BackgroundAuthor
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EducationTuskegee University
Notable personal detailsJames Felton Keith is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 13th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He previously ran for NY-13 in 2020, when he received nearly 20,000 votes in the Democratic primary. He has described his professional background as including author, mechanical engineer, macroeconomist, entrepreneur, and radio host.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
James Felton Keith supports a Universal Basic Income as a central economic policy and proposes creating an asset-holder stake for citizens in corporate productivity rather than relying solely on traditional taxpayer-funded transfers. His platform emphasizes redistributive mechanisms tied to corporate dividends from productivity and data, and includes broad progressive economic priorities such as housing guarantees and expanded social programs. Specific proposals describe funding UBI via corporate stakeholdership/dividends rather than explicit ordinary income tax increases.
Healthcare
The candidate supports expanded public healthcare access, including Medicaid coverage regardless of immigration status and broader healthcare equity measures such as free childcare and universal healthcare goals. Campaign materials direct constituents to New York’s public health insurance marketplace and list Medicaid-for-all style coverage options for low-income and undocumented residents.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting immigrants from ICE enforcement and providing community-based safety-net resources (healthcare access and referrals) for undocumented residents; organizes/endorses anti-ICE trainings and outreach to help neighbors avoid immigration enforcement. Positions focus on humanitarian support, regularizing access to services, and community defense rather than enforcement expansion.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports reproductive rights and pro-choice advocacy, framing reproductive policy in terms of procreative liberty and access to reproductive technologies. Endorses access to contraceptives and abortion services as part of broader reproductive-rights commitments and has participated in pro-choice events and marches.
Climate & Energy
Supports a Green New Deal–style approach and emphasizes environmental equity as part of a broader progressive platform, proposing a “Neon Green New Deal” among listed policy priorities. Uses sustainability language in linking climate/health policy and lists climate/environment as an issue of concern on campaign sites.
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