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Taylor Darling

U.S. Representative NY-04 (2026 D Candidate · challenger to Gillen · former NY Assembly)

Democrat

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RESOLUTE Citizen Score

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Raw: 0 of 100 dynamic max · 50 of 50 answered

Last verified: 2026-06-20 · from claim evidence

✝ God First 0/ 60

🇺🇸 America First 0/ 40

National Rank

#8,650 of 8,966 · bottom 3.5% 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

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State elections site: New York State Board of Elections

Official Profile

Former NY State Assembly member (District 18, 2019-2024). D primary challenger to incumbent Rep. Laura Gillen.

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

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Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception

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1 claim

As a NY Assembly member Darling joined a group of state and local officials to urge repeal of Long Island abortion restrictions, working directly with Planned Parenthood of Greater New York — rejecting any protection of the unborn from conception and actively campaigning to dismantle the remaining statutory limits in New York law.
- New York State SenateOfficial
Verified 2026-06-05Dispute this claim

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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Biblical Marriage

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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God

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Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law

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Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given

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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

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Family & Child Sovereignty

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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

FALSE (0)

Christian Liberty

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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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Economic Stewardship

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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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Election Integrity

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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

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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

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Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference

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Border & Immigration

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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 claim

Darling launched her 2026 congressional primary campaign specifically to unseat Rep. Laura Gillen after Gillen's January 22, 2025 vote to increase DHS funding, which Darling condemned as endorsing the Trump administration's deportation operations — signaling explicit opposition to mandatory immigration enforcement and deportation.
- cityandstateny.comUnclassified
Verified 2026-06-05Dispute this claim

Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them

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Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility

FALSE (0)

Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland

FALSE (0)

Self-Defense & 2A

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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements

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1 claim

As a New York State Assembly member (AD-18, Nassau County, 2019-2024), voted with the Democratic Assembly majority to pass the Concealed Carry Improvement Act (S51001/A41001A, Chapter 371, July 1, 2022) 90-52 in a special session convened by Gov. Hochul — imposing new 'sensitive location' prohibitions on carrying firearms and overhauling licensing requirements, in direct opposition to constitutional carry principles. The only Democratic dissents came from three Central New York members; Darling, a Nassau County progressive, voted with the caucus.
- cbsnews.comUnclassified
- State Governor's OfficeOfficial
Verified 2026-06-20Dispute this claim

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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Foreign Policy Restraint

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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

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Industry Capture & Sovereignty

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Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent

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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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