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Jennifer Figueroa

Republican Party

STS · NY · District 42

Brooklyn,NY

New York State Senate District 42

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Background

Jennifer Figueroa is a Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 42 in the 2026 New York general election. Her campaign biography says she is a single mother working two jobs: driving children to school and working in real estate helping families buy and sell homes. The campaign site says she was born in Brooklyn to a Puerto Rican immigrant family and emphasizes housing affordability and cost-of-living concerns.

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Healthcare

Jennifer Figueroa, Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 42, has limited healthcare-specific material available. Her stated healthcare-adjacent positions emphasize maintaining science and medical research funding, considering public-health concerns in pesticide policy, and wildfire-smoke preparedness measures aimed at reducing respiratory-health risks.

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Protect funding for science and medical research in New York hospitals and universities

2026-10-06

Figueroa said she believes science should keep being funded and that large cuts to NIH-related support would hurt New York hospitals, universities, and results-producing research.

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Use personal review and input to evaluate pesticide safety and food-security tradeoffs

2026-10-06

On pesticide policy, categorized by SNAP as Agriculture Public Health, Figueroa said she would listen to everyone and make her own informed decision when weighing food security against safety concerns.

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Prepare for wildfire-smoke public health risks through forest cleanup and water wells

2026-10-06

In response to a public-health question about wildfire smoke and asthma-related emergency visits, Figueroa proposed raking leaves, removing fallen trees, and digging water wells in woods to reduce fire risk.

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Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Jennifer Figueroa emphasizes lowering costs, reducing government waste, and easing financial burdens on businesses and families. She also supports workforce-oriented policies such as training New York’s own STEM workforce and using apprenticeships to grow local talent.

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Lower costs and reduce government waste

2026-10-21

Figueroa states that she supports lower costs and less government waste to minimize financial burdens on businesses and families in New York State Senate District 42.

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Train New York STEM workers through local programs and apprenticeships

2026-10-06

Figueroa says New York should focus on training its own STEM workforce, growing local talent through better programs and apprenticeships, keeping skilled workers, and putting New York workers first.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

No verifiable immigration-specific policy position, bill action, or stated support/opposition by Jennifer Figueroa for New York State Senate District 42 was found. Her official campaign site identifies her as a District 42 candidate and mentions she was born to a Puerto Rican immigrant family, but it does not state an immigration platform.

Immigration

Climate & Energy

Jennifer Figueroa, Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 42, says her Climate & Energy approach would prioritize affordability and reliability over mandated transitions. Her stated energy priorities include nuclear and coal, support for new data centers including self-supplied power plants, and farm adaptation policies focused on permitting flexibility, crop insurance improvements, tax relief, or grants rather than new mandates.

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Prioritize nuclear and coal until alternatives are affordable

2026-10-06

In response to a Climate & Energy questionnaire, Figueroa said she would prioritize nuclear and coal and only move to other energy sources when they become affordable.

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Allow data centers to build their own power plants

2026-10-06

Figueroa said she supports building new data centers, would not support legislation that gets in the way, and would support legislation allowing data centers to build their own power plants, including coal, to avoid burdening regular people.

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Ease permitting and provide targeted aid for farm climate adaptation

2026-10-06

On extreme weather and agriculture, Figueroa said farmers need practical help instead of mandates, including easier permitting for drainage or irrigation, crop insurance improvements, and targeted tax relief or grants.

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Invest in forest cleanup and water wells to prepare for wildfire smoke events

2026-10-06

For future wildfire-smoke events, Figueroa said New York should rake leaves before winter, remove fallen trees, and dig water wells in woods to keep them wet and reduce fire risk.

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Climate & Energy

Education

Jennifer Figueroa, the 2026 Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 42, has only a limited public Education position available: her campaign says she supports "safer streets and schools" to keep District 42 communities safe. In the VOTE411 guide for New York Senate District 42, Figueroa had not responded to issue questions, so no additional education policy details, bills, or legislative actions were found.

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Safer schools for District 42 communities

2026-10-16

Figueroa states that she believes in "safer streets and schools" as part of keeping communities in New York State Senate District 42 safe.

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Education

Public Safety

Jennifer Figueroa, the Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 42 in 2026, states a public-safety priority of creating "safer streets and schools" to keep District 42 communities safe. She does not appear to be the current sitting state senator for the district.

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