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Virginia McIntyre
DemocraticU.S. House · NY · District 25
U.S. House New York District 25
U.S. House · NY · District 25
SUNY Purchase College—Bachelor's degree; Monroe Community College—graduate; Conservatory in Mantova, Italy—graduate
Data last updated 10/27/2026
Virginia McIntyre is a Monroe County Legislator representing the 4th Legislative District, which includes most of Gates and part of Greece, and she joined the Legislature on January 1, 2024 after election to a four-year term. She has worked as an English, ESL, and translation instructor and offered freelance English training, language consultation, and interpreting services. Her campaign biography also describes her as an entrepreneur, international language professor, interpreter, community advocate, and former full-time caregiver for her mother.
Committee Assignments: Environment & Public Works · Intergovernmental Relations
Virginia McIntyre has a limited publicly available healthcare platform, emphasizing support for older adults, people with special needs, and caregivers, informed by her own caregiving experience. On abortion, she describes herself as personally pro-life but says she would not support a national abortion ban and frames the issue as no longer primarily a federal legislative matter.
Specific Actions & Proposals
McIntyre's campaign site lists a Monroe County Legislature record of support for older adults, individuals with special needs, and caregivers and notes that she became a full-time caregiver for her mother after a debilitating illness.
SourceIn an October 2026 WXXI candidate interview, McIntyre said she would not support a national abortion ban and argued that Roe's overturning and New York's Proposition 1 vote took the issue off the table from the federal perspective.
SourceA Monroe County Legislature referral discussing aging-services funding notes the Medicaid cost implications of facility placement versus community-based services, aligning with McIntyre's stated local record supporting older adults and caregivers.
SourceVirginia McIntyre emphasizes a pro-working-family economic platform centered on job growth, small-business support, tax relief for families and seniors, simpler tax filing, and fiscal accountability. Her publicly stated positions frame economic policy around reducing burdens on taxpayers, supporting small businesses, and promoting financial stability in Western New York.
Specific Actions & Proposals
McIntyre says she supports economic policies that promote job growth and financial stability for Western New York families.
SourceMcIntyre's campaign site lists simpler tax filings, small-business relief, and enhanced child tax credits as part of her economic agenda.
SourceMcIntyre is described as running on a platform that includes fiscal accountability and tax relief for working families and seniors.
SourceMcIntyre's campaign says she advocates for funding to support transit systems and protect Head Start programs, linking transportation and early education access to practical economic support for families.
SourceNo publicly stated position by Virginia McIntyre on Immigration was found in the reviewed campaign, Ballotpedia, or race-guide sources. Her campaign biography mentions prior work involving immigration assistance, but that is not a policy position on immigration.
Virginia McIntyre’s climate and energy positioning emphasizes affordability, local control, American ownership of utilities, and energy-security accountability, while her local record includes leadership in a Climate Smart Communities task force. She has also opposed specific county climate-policy actions when she said constituents objected, including a 2024 county climate plan and a public-utility takeover study.
Specific Actions & Proposals
McIntyre publicly supported legislation to bar foreign ownership of U.S. public utilities, framing it as a way to protect ratepayers, local communities, and critical energy infrastructure.
SourceMcIntyre’s campaign site lists support for lowering energy costs and keeping utilities American owned.
SourceIn an October 2026 WXXI interview, McIntyre said energy is an issue where she would break with typical Republicans, criticized foreign ownership of energy companies, and called critical energy infrastructure a national-security issue.
SourceMcIntyre voted against Monroe County’s phase-two climate plan, citing constituent feedback and concerns including land-use recommendations tied to the plan.
SourceMcIntyre was appointed Climate Smart Community Coordinator for Gates after the town board approved creation of a Climate Smart Community Task Force focused on climate mitigation and adaptation work.
SourceVirginia McIntyre emphasizes "stronger schools" through accountability, expanded vocational and technical education, and career pathways. She also states support for protecting Head Start programs that provide access to quality early education.
Specific Actions & Proposals
McIntyre supports expanding vocational and technical education so students have pathways to good careers.
SourceMcIntyre supports funding to protect Head Start programs that give children access to quality early education.
SourceVirginia McIntyre’s public-safety platform emphasizes safer neighborhoods through community policing, prevention, anti-trafficking and fentanyl enforcement, and programs aimed at reducing repeat violence. She also presents herself as supportive of law enforcement, EMS training, and first responders.
Specific Actions & Proposals
McIntyre says she supports community policing and prevention as part of a safer-neighborhoods approach that brings stakeholders to the table and directs resources toward what works.
SourceMcIntyre’s campaign platform calls for targeting trafficking and fentanyl as a public-safety priority.
SourceMcIntyre says she supports investing in programs designed to reduce repeat violence in communities.
SourceA local Republican committee candidate profile says McIntyre has supported public safety and law enforcement as a Monroe County legislator.
SourceThe same local candidate profile says McIntyre approved the use of funding for training programs for new EMS workers to support ambulance services and first responders.
SourceBallotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_25th_Congressional_District_election%2C_2026Fetched: biography
Monroe County, NY - Legislators
https://www.monroecounty.gov/legislature-legislatorsFetched: biography, committee assignments
WXXI News
https://www.wxxinews.org/2023-06-27/monroe-county-legislature-election-district-4-virginia-mcintyre-rita-pettinaroFetched: biography
FEC API
https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/H6NY25208/totals/Fetched: totalRaised, totalSpent, cashOnHand
Schuyler County, NY Primary Certification
https://www.schuylercountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15996/062326-Primary-Certification-043026?bidId=Fetched: endorsements
Ballotpedia/Wikipedia mirror search result
https://googlier.com/forward.php?url=Stwz2RQplldfQC7_ZWlFmXnLgd0cHbiWFs8jLR565eZVXvLXxXbcCdEFWaVSWJfl7b8y-v8dmpViS-Y9KYQG4DFBia7u-IGPr9XUScsJboI72-W88DXWNbqRNl6QLIRGT8yZAZwZ2pjzotT_CeRHptzLQmnHETxlc31IJdGlaKvJvJeJFvhkFetched: endorsements
WXXI Video
https://video.wxxi.org/video/virginia-mcintyre-candidate-for-new-yorks-25th-congressional-district-41rdhx/Fetched: issuePositions
Monroe County Legislature
https://www.monroecounty.gov/files/legis/Referrals,%20Resolutions%20&%20Local%20Laws/Referrals/24-0117%20-%2024-0138.pdfFetched: issuePositions
Monroe County Republican Committee
https://www.monroegop.com/post/virginia-mcintyre-launchescampaign-for-congress-at-susan-b-anthony-square-parkFetched: issuePositions
Virginia McIntyre for Congress
https://virginiamcintyreforcongress.com/distractionFetched: issuePositions
Ballotpedia
https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_25th_Congressional_District_election,_2026Fetched: issuePositions
The Lobby News
https://www.thelobbynews.com/2026-midterms/new-york/25th-districtFetched: issuePositions
Monroe County Republican Committee
https://www.monroegop.com/post/virginia-mcintyre-supports-keep-the-lights-local-act-to-keep-america-s-energy-infrastructure-in-amerFetched: issuePositions
WXXI
https://video.wxxi.org/video/virginia-mcintyre-candidate-for-new-yorks-25th-congressional-district-41rdhx/Fetched: issuePositions
WXXI News
https://www.wxxinews.org/2024-08-02/second-phase-of-monroe-countys-climate-plan-is-finished-now-the-legislature-will-vote-on-itFetched: issuePositions
Town of Gates
https://www.townofgatesny.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-04-03-April-TB-Meeting-Minutes.pdfFetched: issuePositions
Penfield Republican Committee
https://lynx-endive-sl4k.squarespace.com/2026-candidates-1Fetched: issuePositions