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Dowling College—Bachelor's in Aviation Management
Data last updated 10/27/2026
Christopher Gallant is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in New York's 1st Congressional District. He serves in the Army National Guard as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot, has worked as a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controller and union president, and is also a volunteer firefighter. Gallant's campaign biography says he has spent nearly two decades in public service, including overseas missions and work protecting airspace at home.
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Christopher Gallant supports protecting and strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and affordable health care, with an emphasis on lowering prescription drug costs and expanding access. His campaign says he would oppose cuts or privatization, protect pre-existing-condition coverage, expand Medicare benefits, strengthen community care, and improve mental health and substance-abuse treatment access.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Gallant says he would oppose any cuts or privatization of Medicare and Medicaid and protect these programs for current and future generations.
SourceGallant supports lowering prescription drug costs by allowing Medicare to negotiate prices.
SourceGallant supports capping out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses so seniors and families are not crushed by rising costs.
SourceGallant supports expanding Medicare to cover dental, hearing, and vision care.
SourceGallant supports protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions, strengthening community health centers, fixing surprise billing and insurance loopholes, supporting community hospitals, and expanding mental health and substance abuse treatment.
SourceChristopher Gallant frames his Economy & Jobs agenda around lowering costs for Long Island families, strengthening union jobs and worker protections, and bringing more federal investment back to NY-01. He also supports pro-labor legislation such as the PRO Act, prevailing wage standards, infrastructure funding, and redirecting federal resources toward domestic needs.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Gallant says he will fight to pass the PRO Act as part of an economic agenda focused on working families and labor rights.
SourceGallant's campaign says he will fight to lower the cost of living so Long Island families can stay, raise children, and give the next generation a real shot.
SourceBallotpedia describes Gallant's platform as fighting to lower costs, support good-paying Long Island jobs, and ensure Long Islanders keep more of the money they earn.
SourceGallant says he will defend prevailing wage standards and oppose policies that favor corporations over working families.
SourceGallant says he wants to bring troops home and redirect resources toward needs at home, tying foreign policy savings to domestic priorities.
SourceChristopher Gallant supports revamping the immigration system around a clearer path to citizenship or green cards, while also criticizing current ICE practices and calling for stronger training, oversight, guardrails, and due-process protections. He frames his approach as combining border/public-safety concerns with civil liberties and fair treatment for immigrants.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Gallant said the root immigration problem is the lack of a clear pathway to citizenship and that the process needs to be revamped, while acknowledging immigrants' contributions and criticizing anti-immigrant rhetoric.
SourceGallant called for more training, oversight, and guardrails on federal immigration agents' actions and criticized the administration's enforcement approach as excessive.
SourceGallant called the citizenship pathway system broken and said he would increase funding and staffing to ensure a path to citizenship.
SourceGallant's campaign said the United States can support public safety and secure borders while protecting civil liberties, due process, and the rights of neighbors, and opposed using federal funding to pressure communities into supporting ICE's agenda.
SourceAt a Democratic primary debate, Gallant joined the position that local police should not be involved in federal immigration enforcement and criticized ICE for operating outside its proper role.
SourceChristopher Gallant frames Climate & Energy around Long Island affordability, resilient infrastructure, coastline protection, clean water, and cautious clean-energy development. He supports federal investment in storm resilience, wastewater and water-quality upgrades, and energy-cost reduction, while expressing concern that offshore wind and battery projects must be cost-effective and protect aquifers.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Gallant says Long Island shoreline communities face risks from aging infrastructure and rising seas and supports long-term federal investments to strengthen, defend, and rebuild the coastline.
SourceGallant supports increased federal investment in wastewater and sewer infrastructure, including expanded sewer systems and assistance for homeowners upgrading outdated septic systems that contribute nitrogen pollution.
SourceGallant supports federal transportation and infrastructure grants to modernize roads, bridges, stormwater, and drainage systems, especially to reduce flooding as extreme weather becomes more frequent.
SourceGallant criticized efforts to halt the offshore wind industry as detrimental, while also questioning offshore wind's cost and effectiveness and raising concerns about battery energy storage impacts on groundwater.
SourceGallant says he will fight for smart federal investments that reduce the cost of housing, energy, and basic goods for Long Island families.
SourceChristopher Gallant frames education mainly as an affordability and opportunity issue, emphasizing reduced student-debt burdens, protection of Public Service Loan Forgiveness, refinancing high-interest federal student loans, childcare affordability, and workforce/apprenticeship pathways. His platform does not appear to offer a broader K-12 curriculum or school-governance agenda in the sources found.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Gallant supports reducing student-debt burdens by expanding income-based repayment for borrowers who face high education costs.
SourceGallant supports protecting Public Service Loan Forgiveness as part of his plan to make higher education more affordable and help borrowers build a future after graduation.
SourceGallant supports refinancing high-interest federal student loans to reduce the long-term burden on graduates.
SourceGallant supports affordable childcare tax incentives so parents are not forced to choose between their careers and caring for their children.
SourceGallant supports union apprenticeship programs and expanded workforce development grants for young people, veterans, and career changers.
SourceChristopher Gallant frames public safety around better-supported first responders, interagency coordination, prevention, preparedness, and accountability. He also supports more oversight and training for immigration enforcement agents and opposes withholding federal community-project funding from municipalities over public-safety or immigration-cooperation disputes.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Gallant says he would fight to ensure first responders have the tools they need to protect neighborhoods and keep streets secure.
SourceGallant supports fully funding first responder grants for staffing, training, equipment, and mental health support.
SourceGallant supports improving coordination among police, firefighters, EMS, and dispatch so emergency response is faster and more effective.
SourceGallant called for more training, oversight, and guardrails on federal immigration agents' actions, criticizing what he described as lack of training, oversight, and accountability.
SourceGallant's campaign says he would strengthen infrastructure, support veterans and first responders, and put NY-01 residents first.
SourceBallotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election%2C_2026Fetched: biography, professional background
BallotReady
https://www.ballotready.org/people/christopher-j-gallantFetched: education, professional background
Newsday
https://newsday.atexcloud.io/long-island/politics/chris-gallant-photos-n07w530kFetched: age, location, professional background
FEC API
https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/H6NY01159/totals/Fetched: totalRaised, totalSpent, cashOnHand
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/NY/candidate_Christopher_Gallant/679960Fetched: endorsements
Southampton Town Democratic Committee
https://www.shdems.org/gallantforcongress-pressreleaseFetched: endorsements
iVoterGuide
https://ivoterguide.com/candidate/94872/race/33809/election/1487Fetched: ratings, endorsements
Chris Gallant for Congress - Mission Three
https://gallantny.com/mission-three/Fetched: issuePositions
Ballotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2026Fetched: issuePositions
VOTE411 Voter Guide
https://onyourballot.vote411.org/m/race-detail.do?id=26979577Fetched: issuePositions
The Advocate
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/chris-gallant-new-york-congressFetched: issuePositions
The Suffolk Times
https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2026/06/ventouras-gallant-debate-ahead-of-primary-face-off-to-oppose-lalota/Fetched: issuePositions
Shelter Island Reporter
https://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2026/10/20/candidate-profile-newcomer-gallant-seeks-to-unseat-rep-nick-lalota/Fetched: issuePositions
TBR News Media
https://tbrnewsmedia.com/democratic-candidates-introduce-themselves-at-forum/Fetched: issuePositions
Chris Gallant for Congress LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/chris-gallant-for-congressFetched: issuePositions
Smarter.Vote
https://smarter.vote/races/ny-house-01-2026/compare/?candidates=nicholas-j-lalota,christopher-gallantFetched: issuePositions
Southampton Patch
https://patch.com/new-york/southampton/amp/34344185/primary-day-2026-christopher-gallant-wages-democratic-primary-for-nys-1st-congressional-districtFetched: issuePositions
Southampton Patch
https://patch.com/new-york/southampton/34344185/primary-day-2026-christopher-gallant-wages-democratic-primary-for-nys-1st-congressional-districtFetched: issuePositions
The East Hampton Star
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/government/202672/does-chris-gallant-have-shot-congressFetched: issuePositions
Chris Gallant for Congress - The Mission Plan 2027
https://gallantny.com/the-mission-plan-2027/Fetched: issuePositions
Smarter.Vote - NY-01 Candidate Comparison
https://smarter.vote/races/ny-house-01-2026/compare/Fetched: issuePositions
The Suffolk Times
https://suffolktimes.timesreview.com/2026/10/chris-gallant-puts-affordability-first-in-bid-to-unseat-nick-lalota/Fetched: issuePositions