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Jean Anglade
IndependentGOV · NY
Governor of New York
GOV · NY
Governor of New York
Data last updated 10/19/2026
Jean H. Anglade is an Independent write-in candidate for Governor of New York in 2026. He previously ran as a write-in candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2025, and his campaign materials describe priorities including government accountability, affordability, public safety, education, small business growth, and infrastructure.
Committee Assignments: No committee assignments available.
Jean Anglade has a limited public healthcare record for the 2026 New York governor race. Available statements show support for expanding or investing in mental health services and opposition to indiscriminate federal cuts to NIH/medical research funding affecting New York institutions.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Anglade stated that he would focus on mental health services, homelessness solutions, and investments in public safety beyond policing such as mental health services and youth programs.
SourceAnglade opposed indiscriminate federal funding cuts that could undermine medical research, weaken New York hospitals, universities, and research institutions, and delay work benefiting patients and communities.
SourceJean H. Anglade says New York should prioritize affordability, measurable public benefits, and fair workforce opportunities in economic-development decisions. On jobs, he supports ending ineffective subsidies, pausing large data-center approvals pending independent review, and expanding STEM education, apprenticeships, research placements, and workforce training for New Yorkers.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Anglade supports reviewing existing tax exemptions and ending subsidies for AI data centers that do not show clear, measurable public benefits while residents face higher utility or infrastructure costs.
SourceAnglade supports a moratorium on new data-center approvals while New York independently evaluates cumulative effects on energy demand, water use, emissions, and utility rates.
SourceAnglade says any future data-center approvals should require transparent environmental assessments, community input, enforceable resource-use limits, and proof that costs will not unfairly shift to households.
SourceAnglade supports expanding affordable education, apprenticeships, research placements, and workforce training so New York residents can enter STEM careers.
SourceJean Anglade has a limited public record on immigration in the 2026 New York governor race. The only immigration-related position found says New York should remain attractive to international STEM students and researchers while respecting federal immigration law and investing in opportunities for New York residents.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Anglade said New York should respond to federal visa changes by assessing impacts on research programs, coordinating with universities and employers, and advocating for transparent and consistent visa rules while respecting federal immigration law.
SourceJean H. Anglade, identified by SNAP as an Independent candidate for New York Governor, supports an evidence-based clean-energy transition focused on affordability, reliability, emissions reductions, and public oversight. He supports maintaining safe nuclear and hydropower, expanding responsibly sited wind and solar, investing in storage, efficiency, and grid modernization, and avoiding climate-law delays without transparent explanation.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Anglade says he would reduce dependence on polluting combustion sources by maintaining safe existing nuclear and hydropower, expanding responsibly sited wind and solar, improving energy storage, and investing in energy efficiency and grid modernization.
SourceAnglade supports a moratorium on new data-center approvals while New York evaluates cumulative effects on energy demand, water consumption, emissions, utility rates, and local communities.
SourceAnglade says climate implementation should include public reporting, independent oversight, and assistance for low-income households facing higher energy costs.
SourceJean H. Anglade, an Independent write-in candidate for Governor of New York in 2026, states that students deserve strong public schools, skilled teachers, and career pathways. His education platform supports improving academic outcomes, expanding vocational and technical education, and preparing students for the workforce.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Anglade says students deserve strong public schools and skilled teachers as part of his education platform for New York governor.
SourceAnglade states that he supports improving academic outcomes for students in New York.
SourceAnglade supports expanding vocational and technical education to better prepare students for today's workforce.
SourceJean H. Anglade, an Independent write-in candidate for Governor of New York in 2026, frames public safety as a balance between community protection, constitutional rights, privacy, transparency, and law-enforcement accountability. His clearest detailed proposal is statewide regulation of automated license plate reader data, paired with broader statements supporting crime prevention, lawful policing, and accountability for misconduct.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Anglade supports legislation setting strict statewide rules for collecting, accessing, retaining, auditing, and sharing ALPR/license-plate-reader data, with limited retention and oversight.
SourceAnglade says he does not support creating a mass-surveillance system that tracks citizens who are not suspected of criminal activity and wants restricted, audited access with penalties for misuse.
SourceAnglade lists holding public officials accountable, including ending false arrests, fabricated reports, and unlawful ticketing, among his campaign priorities for governor.
SourceAnglade's public-safety position emphasizes giving law enforcement tools they need while protecting constitutional rights and investing in crime prevention.
SourceNYC Campaign Finance Board
https://www.nyccfb.info/ftmsearch/Candidates/Contributions?cand=2912&ec=2025&rt=can&stmt=&trans=ABCFetched: biography
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/governor-of-new-york-76790Fetched: campaignFinance
Vote Smart
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/election/2026/G/2026-gubernatorial-election?stageId=PFetched: endorsements
OpenCampaign
https://www.opencampaign.com/politicians-in-united-states/204719/jean-anglade/issue-positionsFetched: endorsements
Scientist Network for Advancing Policy
https://snapcoalition.org/initiatives/stance-on-science/candidates/ny/jean-h-angladeFetched: issuePositions
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The Interfaith Intrepid
https://theinterfaithintrepid.blog/2026/10/01/the-2026-new-york-governors-race-where-jonathan-makeley-bruce-blakeman-kathy-hochul-and-jean-anglade-stand/Fetched: issuePositions
Scientist Network for Advancing Policy candidate response
https://snapcoalition.org/initiatives/stance-on-science/candidates/ny/jean-h-angladeFetched: issuePositions
Scientist Network for Advancing Policy New York responses
https://snapcoalition.org/initiatives/stance-on-science/states/nyFetched: issuePositions
LinkedIn profile for Jean Anglade
https://www.linkedin.com/in/angladeformayor25Fetched: issuePositions
The Interfaith Intrepid candidate overview
https://theinterfaithintrepid.blog/2026/10/01/the-2026-new-york-governors-race-where-jonathan-makeley-bruce-blakeman-kathy-hochul-and-jean-anglade-stand/Fetched: issuePositions