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Brianne Wakefield

Republican Party

STS · NY · District 4

Bay Shore, NY

New York State Senate District 4

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Background

Brianne Wakefield is a community advocate and faith leader running as the Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 4 in 2026. Her campaign biography says she serves as Chair of the Suffolk County Women’s Advisory Commission Human & Sex Trafficking Subcommittee, has served on the Suffolk County Citizens Advisory Board for the Arts, and co-founded WayMaker Church in Bay Shore with her husband. She has also been described as a podcast producer at Lionheart and as active in nonprofit, church, family, and anti-trafficking outreach.

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Healthcare

Brianne Wakefield has not published a detailed healthcare platform that I could verify for the 2026 New York State Senate District 4 race. The available public record ties her healthcare-related comments to concern about the mental health crisis and the ongoing drug epidemic, framed as issues affecting New Yorkers and families.

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Addressing the mental health crisis

2026-05-13

At her campaign kickoff for New York State Senate District 4, Wakefield discussed the mental health crisis as a major issue affecting New Yorkers and future generations.

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Responding to the ongoing drug epidemic

2026-05-19

Wakefield identified the ongoing drug epidemic as a major challenge for New Yorkers during her State Senate District 4 campaign kickoff remarks.

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Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Brianne Wakefield's economy-related messaging centers on affordability for Long Island families, cutting taxes, and opposing state policies she characterizes as raising household costs, including high-cost climate policies.

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Make New York more affordable for families

2026-05-19

Wakefield has made affordability a campaign focus, saying New Yorkers face shared struggles and that she understands the urgency of affordability concerns as a mother of six.

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Cut taxes to address the cost of living

2026-02-19

Wakefield supported cutting taxes as part of an affordability-focused campaign message for New York State Senate District 4.

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Discuss affordability and taxes as Long Island campaign issues

2026-07-11

Wakefield discussed affordability and taxes as issues shaping Long Island's future during a July 2026 campaign podcast appearance.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

No public position by Brianne R. Wakefield on Immigration was found after searching her name with the New York State Senate District 4 context, her official campaign website, and candidate-profile sources. Her campaign site discusses public safety and combating human and sex trafficking, but it does not state an immigration policy position.

Immigration

Climate & Energy

No specific Climate & Energy position, bill action, or stated policy for Brianne R. Wakefield in the 2026 New York State Senate District 4 race was found in the searched sources. Her official campaign site emphasizes public safety, human trafficking, family, faith, and community service, but does not present a climate, environment, utilities, or energy platform.

Climate & Energy

Education

Brianne Wakefield’s available education-related statements emphasize parental involvement, homeschooling, faith-informed family life, and school-based child-safety education. She has proposed or supported age-appropriate anti-grooming/human-trafficking education for middle school students, ideally integrated into health classes, while her campaign biography presents her as a homeschooling parent who wants parents and residents to have a stronger voice.

Specific Actions & Proposals

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Parent and school awareness campaign on child exploitation

2025-10-07

Wakefield supported using an ECLI-VIBES awareness campaign video as a starting point for parents and schools to help protect children by giving them knowledge before they become vulnerable.

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Stronger parental voice in community policy

2026-10-18

Wakefield’s campaign says she is committed to policies that keep neighborhoods safe and give parents and residents a stronger voice, and it links that perspective to her experience as a homeschooling mother who values parental involvement.

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Faith-based homeschool co-op for children

2023-04-17

Wakefield founded Seeds of Faith co-op in Patchogue, described as helping homeschooled children socialize while working with other parents to teach a faith-based framework.

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Education

Public Safety

Brianne Wakefield, the Republican/Conservative candidate for New York State Senate District 4, frames public safety around safer streets, anti-human-trafficking work, law-enforcement partnerships, bail reform concerns, mental health, and the drug epidemic. No legislative voting record was found for her because the available sources identify her as a candidate rather than a current state legislator.

Specific Actions & Proposals

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Combat human and sex trafficking through community and law-enforcement partnerships

2026-10-18

Wakefield says she works with community and law-enforcement partners to combat human trafficking and supports policies to keep neighborhoods safe and protect vulnerable families.

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Address bail reform, mental health, human trafficking, and the drug epidemic as public-safety issues

2026-05-19

At her campaign kickoff for New York State Senate District 4, Wakefield discussed bail reform, human trafficking, the mental health crisis, and the drug epidemic as key safety challenges for New Yorkers.

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