NY-01 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationNew York
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BackgroundPolitical candidate
EducationNew York University (B.A.; history major, broadcast journalism minor)
Notable personal detailsLukas Ventouras is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New York’s 1st Congressional District (NY-01) in the 2026 cycle. He is a first-generation American raised in East Northport on Long Island and is a graduate of New York University (history major, broadcast journalism minor). He has attended St. John’s University School of Law and has political and legal experience including interning for Rep. Grace Meng and working at the Law Offices of Frederick Brewington.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports strengthening the social safety net and pro-worker economic policies, including a federal jobs guarantee, higher wages and union support, defending Social Security and Medicare, and expanding child tax credits and tax credits/rebates for clean energy. Policy emphasis centers on expanded government programs and targeted tax credits rather than explicit proposals for broad tax cuts.
Healthcare
The candidate supports expanding access to healthcare, including fighting to expand Medicare coverage so more people have affordable healthcare and broader healthcare expansion policies.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting immigrant communities and opposes abuses by ICE; frames immigration with personal/refugee family background and advocacy for immigrant rights. Public appearances and social posts show participation in rallies demanding protections for immigrants and criticism of ICE enforcement practices, but no detailed policy proposals (e.g., pathway to citizenship) were found on his campaign site.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports a woman’s right to choose, describes abortion as crucial healthcare in multiple clinical scenarios (rape, incest, fatal fetal anomaly, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, septic uterus), and calls for abortion access to be protected and codified in federal law.
Climate & Energy
Supports investing in clean and alternative energy to create jobs, increasing tax credits and rebates for renewables and EVs, protecting the EPA, holding polluters accountable, and revoking unused drilling permits. Advocates energy efficiency, conservation, and federal support for local industries during the transition to renewable energy.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate founded and served as inaugural president of an NYU chapter of Students Demand Action, a national gun-violence-prevention group that organizes in favor of common-sense gun safety policies such as expanded background checks and restrictions on guns on campuses. His campaign site highlights that student gun-safety organizing role but does not provide a separate standalone firearms platform.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262024
2026
LatestCycle 2024
Cycle 2026
Source: FEC
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