Claudia Tenney

Claudia has spent countless hours meeting with teachers, parents and students and is intimately familiar with the challenges facing our education system. In both Albany and Washington, she has stood with parents, teachers and school administrators to push for meaningful reforms in our education system and opposed the rollout of federally mandated Common Core in New York. She also co-sponsored a bill that would give parents the choice to opt out of excessive, mandated Common Core testing. We need to be doing more as a nation to address the crippling student debt that face so many of our nation’s graduates. In Washington, Claudia is working to help ease the burden of college costs on students and families.

The Second Amendment is more than a right; in Upstate New York, it is a way of life. That’s why in the New York Assembly, Claudia was the first to introduce a bill requiring the full repeal of the Governor's gun grabbing SAFE Act. Claudia is the leading 2nd Amendment advocate and has been the most vocal against this unconstitutional law. She firmly believes that it is our constitutional right to bear arms and it shall not be infringed. Claudia does not support unproven gun control measures targeted at law abiding gun owners, and in Washington she will continue to be an uncompromising defender our Second Amendment rights.

It is clear that our Healthcare system is not working. Congress needs to come together to deliver solutions for Americans. We need a healthcare system that is affordable and accessible. In Washington, Claudia is fighting for free-market, patient-centric healthcare allowing New Yorker’s to once again have the right to choose an affordable medical insurance that works for them and allows them to keep their doctor.

We must ensure the security of our nation’s border immediately. Claudia knows we must stop the flow of illegal-immigrants that is putting our nation’s security at risk and placing a financial burden on American citizens. In Washington, she is working to protect our sovereignty and our citizens by fighting to secure the border and preserve taxpayer resources for Americans and immigrants who respect our laws by choosing to come here legally. Claudia will always put New York and American workers first.

For Claudia, protecting Social Security and Medicare is personal. Both of Claudia’s parents depended on Social Security and Medicare while elderly and sick. In Congress, she opposes any benefit changes for those at or near retirement. Claudia has worked to recover and return countless Social Security and Medicare benefits to her constituents in NY-22. She will work to ensure this critical safety net remains in place for future generations.

As a Marine Mom, Claudia is a particularly strong advocate for all veterans who have answered the call to serve and have sacrificed everything, which is necessary to preserve the freedom and individual rights guaranteed by our great nation. As a member of the New York Assembly Veterans Committee, she has sponsored a number of bills aimed to benefit and support both active duty and retired veterans. In Washington, she is a champion for those who risk their lives to protect ours and works tirelessly to ensure the Veteran’s Administration is working for our sons and daughters so they receive proper and timely healthcare services they were promised upon returning from combat.