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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
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Patrick Halpin

Running for U.S. House · New York District 2

NationalDemocrat

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Andrew R. Garbarino

Andrew R. Garbarino

U.S. House · New York District 2

NationalRepublican

Patrick HalpinCandidateAndrew R. GarbarinoCurrent rep

Job fit

We haven't found background facts for either candidate yet.

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Patrick Halpin

  • Health care costs
    Supports "building toward universal Medicare coverage" that protects existing coverage, lowers prescription drug prices, and breaks up healthcare monopolies driving up costs. 1
  • Crime & safety
    As Suffolk County Executive, worked with the police department "to strengthen public safety, negotiate a long-overdue police contract, improve officer training... and reclaim neighborhoods from crime." 1
  • Immigration
    Pledges to "support our police, secure our borders, combat fentanyl and human trafficking, and fix our broken immigration system with common-sense solutions." 1

No public stance found on: Cost of living & jobs, Guns

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Andrew R. Garbarino

No stated positions on file yet.

How they voted on top issues

Patrick Halpin

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Andrew R. Garbarino

  • Politicians who play by the rules → Stronger ethics rules (16 of 16 votes) 2
  • Clean water and pipes that work → Federal money for water and stricter standards (10 of 10 votes) 2
  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 2

Who pays them

Patrick Halpin

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donors
small donors$51Klarge donors$394K$462K raised
$50,6673Small individual donors
$394,2313Large individual donors

Andrew R. Garbarino

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$6Klarge donors$751Kcompanies$918Kindustryassociations$386Klabor unions$167KOther kinds ofdonors$381K$2.6M raised
$5,5844Small individual donors
$750,9584Large individual donors

Checks

Patrick Halpin

No voting record to check yet

Andrew R. Garbarino

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 9 since 2021. 5

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. halpinforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  2. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2025-08-21 used in: Checks