Emerson College
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NY-12 Democratic nominee?
$822.1K
JUN 24, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAttorney
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
LocationNew York
BackgroundAttorney
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EducationUniversity of Maryland Carey School of Law — Juris Doctor (2014)
Notable personal detailsLaura L. Dunn is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New York’s 12th Congressional District. She is a civil rights and victims’ rights attorney and a former public school teacher. She founded SurvJustice and has worked on federal policy related to campus safety and sexual violence, including Violence Against Women Act-related work and Title IX guidance efforts.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Laura Dunn’s campaign platform calls for simplified and equalized taxes and frames healthcare, housing, and taxes as burdens on the working class; her platform also supports expanded social programs such as universal healthcare and affordable housing. These positions align with policies that favor tax changes and government spending to reduce inequality rather than tax cuts.
Healthcare
The candidate’s campaign platform states support for universal healthcare and describes healthcare as a human right, indicating advocacy for broad public coverage expansion.
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Immigration & Border
Supports reforming and updating immigration systems and has worked previously on pathways to citizenship and related immigration policy while serving in federal policy roles. Emphasizes humanitarian and legal-regularization approaches alongside broader policy work rather than enforcement-first or restrictionist proposals.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports protecting reproductive access and framing privacy protections that cover reproductive healthcare; positions healthcare as a human right and says constitutional privacy protections should cover reproductive access.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate supports federal action to prevent gun violence, strengthen accountability, and pursue enforceable solutions to improve campus and community safety while listening to survivors. Her campaign has organized events and fundraising specifically focused on gun violence prevention.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$211.4K
$158.6K
$105.7K
$52.9K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$211.4K
$45.7K
$170.0K
$9.4K
Source: FEC
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