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United States House of Representatives
Nina Schwalbe
U.S. Representative NY-12 (2026 D Candidate · open seat · Nadler retiring · primary 2026-06-23)
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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· 11 of 50 answered
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✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
0/ 40
National Rank
#8,585 of 8,966 · bottom 4.2% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
June 23, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-24
Early voting: 2026-10-24 – 2026-11-01
Elections office: (518) 474-8100
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: New York State Board of Elections
Official Profile
Background: Public-health leader (MPH Columbia; PhD); former director of USAID's COVID-19 Vaccine Access & Delivery Initiative; UNICEF programs. Self-identified lesbian; sixth-generation New Yorker.
Evidence-finalized 2026-06-17 (social-media protocol). CANDIDACY: active D primary candidate for open NY-12; Nadler not seeking 2026 reelection; primary 2026-06-23. Casts herself as the most left-leaning candidate. POSITIONS from ninafornyc.com: pro-choice (federal law to override state abortion bans) -> life q0 FALSE. Pro-LGBTQ (protect gender-affirming care as 'medically necessary'; restore LGBTQ civil rights; self lesbian; secured same-sex recognition at UN) -> marriage q0/q1/q2/q4 FALSE. Elections: For the People Act (automatic voter registration), Ranked Choice Voting Act, overturn Citizens United -> voter-ID q1 FALSE, mass-mail-in q3 FALSE. Immigration: 'Abolish ICE and replace it'; citizenship pathways -> deportation q1 FALSE, sanctuary q2 FALSE. Foreign policy: explicitly wants to 'Legislate U.S. membership in the WHO and ratification of the Pandemic Treaty into federal law,' resume UN dues -> foreign q4 FALSE (pro-WHO/UN). Industry: 'Restore evidence-based vaccine schedules and remove anti-science appointees from CDC/NIH/FDA'; ran USAID vaccine initiative -> industry q0 FALSE (pro-mandate/pro-establishment, contrary to anti-mandate/informed-consent). No public position on school choice/CRT/parental rights, christian liberty, Fed/CBDC/budget/ESG, guns -> null. No cross-party deviation (to the LEFT of party on Israel and Abolish ICE).
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Campaigns on passing a federal law to override state abortion bans and guarantee nationwide access to abortion care — rejecting any recognition of unborn personhood from conception.
- ninafornyc.comUnclassified
- patch.comUnclassified
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
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Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
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Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Backs federal protection of gender-affirming care for transgender individuals, citing the American Psychological Association's endorsement of such interventions as 'evidence-based and medically necessary' — affirming transgender ideology in law and policy.
- ninafornyc.comUnclassified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Champions the BE HEARD in the Workplace Act to extend LGBTQ discrimination protections in schools and public accommodations — codifying LGBTQ ideology into federal education and public-accommodation law.
- ninafornyc.comUnclassified
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
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Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
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Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
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Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
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Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
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Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
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Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
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Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
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Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
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Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
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Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
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Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
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Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
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Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
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Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
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Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
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Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
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Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
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Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
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Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
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Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
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Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
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Sources & Evidence
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References & footnotes
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- [1]'Protect reproductive freedom by passing a federal law that overrides state abortion bans and guarantees access to abortion care nationwide' - contrary to personhood-from-conception. Unclassified
'Protect reproductive freedom by passing a federal law that overrides state abortion bans and guarantees access to abortion care nationwide' - contrary to personhood-from-conception.
- [2]Self-identified lesbian; secured recognition of same-sex couples at the UN; restore LGBTQ civil rights - supports same-sex marriage, contrary to man-woman-only definition. Unclassified
Self-identified lesbian; secured recognition of same-sex couples at the UN; restore LGBTQ civil rights - supports same-sex marriage, contrary to man-woman-only definition.
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