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George Conway

DemocraticFirst-time candidate

George Conway is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House New York District 12 in the 2026 election. This is their first run for office.

From the candidate’s public filings

Background

Conway obtained a bachelor's degree from Harvard College and a law degree from Yale Law School. Conway practiced law at the firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Conway co-founded the Lincoln Project.[1]

Campaign money

Raised
$7.1M
From individuals
$1.6M
From PACs & party
$2K
Own money
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FEC filings through June 30, 2026.

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Campaign themes

George Conway did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2026 Candidate Connection survey.

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Campaign websiteConway's campaign website stated the following:George is the son of a Navy veteran and a Filipino immigrant who came to the United States for the promise of the American dream. A New Yorker for thirty years, George has seen housing prices explode, working families pushed out, and the communities that make New York the greatest city in the world struggle just to survive. Trump is making it all worse—tanking the economy, driving costs even higher, and ripping health care away from millions.And he’ll fight so New Yorkers can afford their basic needs again. He’s been in the trenches fighting Trump and he knows how to beat him. A constitutional lawyer, he’ll write new laws that safeguard our democracy so we don’t end up here, facing autocracy, ever again.George is an accomplished lawyer who spent his career defending the Constitution, advocating for women who have been abused by Trump and other powerful men, and fighting for the core American values of freedom, opportunity, and the rule of law.Over the past six years, George has used his skills and network to expose Trump’s lies, corruption, and lawlessness in the media and in the courts. He cofounded the Lincoln Project to help defeat Trump at the ballot box in 2020; founded the Society of the Rule of Law, an organization of lawyers fighting Trump’s attacks on the justice system, and campaigned aggressively for President Biden and Vice President Harris. And played a critical role in E. Jean Carroll’s fight to hold Donald Trump to account for his crimes against her and other women.George is a former Republican, but when Donald Trump hijacked the Republican Party and twisted it into a scam for corruption, cruelty, and authoritarian power, George no longer had a home in the Republican Party.And Trump knows how effective George is at fighting back, so he’s lashed out, calling George a “stone cold LOSER.” George wears it as a badge of honor.Now, the dangers George warned about are becoming reality. Masked agents are snatching people from the streets. The Department of Justice is prosecuting political opponents. Pardons are handed out to the rich, the connected, and the loyal—government run like a mob operation.George has seen firsthand how big money poisons our politics.That’s why he won’t take a dime of corporate PAC money and is running a people-powered grassroots campaign to fight back against Trump’s MAGA madnessThat’s why George is running for Congress – to take his fight for the people of NYC and America to DC.— George Conway's campaign website (April 2, 2026)Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

On the 2026 ballot

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Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026 and FEC filings.

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