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Kalinda Washington

Republican Party

STH · NY · District 135

Age 44East Rochester, NY

New York State Assembly District 135

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Background

Kalinda Washington is the Republican and Conservative candidate for New York State Assembly District 135 in 2026. She has more than 20 years of experience in education, most recently in the Rochester City School District, and her campaign describes her as a mother, aunt, community leader, and education leader focused on school choice, public safety, and affordability.

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Healthcare

Kalinda Washington's publicly available healthcare-related platform for New York State Assembly District 135 focuses on behavioral health and recovery: expanding access to mental health care, boosting addiction treatment, and treating addiction as a health issue.

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Expand access to mental health care

2026-10-21

Washington states that she supports expanding access to mental health care as part of her Mental Health & Recovery platform.

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Boost addiction treatment programs

2026-10-21

Washington states that she supports boosting addiction treatment programs as part of her Mental Health & Recovery platform.

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Treat addiction as a health issue

2026-10-21

Washington states that she supports treating addiction as a health issue within her Mental Health & Recovery platform.

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Economy & Jobs

Kalinda Washington's Economy & Jobs position centers on affordability: cutting middle-class taxes, reducing state spending and bureaucracy, lowering energy costs, and helping small businesses through tax relief and less red tape. No legislative votes or bills were found because she is a 2026 challenger for New York State Assembly District 135, not the sitting legislator.

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Cut middle-class taxes and stop runaway state spending

2026-10-21

Washington supports cutting middle-class taxes while reducing wasteful spending and bureaucratic bloat to make New York more affordable for families.

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Help small businesses thrive through lower taxes and less red tape

2026-10-21

Washington supports slashing burdensome red tape and helping small businesses thrive as part of her affordability agenda.

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Lower energy bills and gas prices

2026-10-21

Washington supports reducing energy bills and gas prices, including opposing utility mandates that she says increase costs.

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Reduce housing costs through responsible development

2026-10-21

Washington supports reducing housing costs through responsible development as part of her broader affordability platform.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

No public position by Kalinda Washington on Immigration was found in the searched sources for her 2026 New York State Assembly District 135 campaign. Her campaign materials and local voter guide coverage identify other priorities such as school choice, public safety, affordability, property taxes, and childcare, but do not state an immigration position.

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Climate & Energy

Kalinda Washington's only located Climate & Energy-related position is an affordability pledge to reduce energy bills and gas prices. No detailed climate-change policy response was found; the VOTE411 guide for New York Assembly District 135 shows that Washington had not responded to its climate-change question.

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Reduce energy bills and gas prices

2026-10-21

Washington's campaign site lists reducing energy bills and gas prices under her affordability agenda for New York State Assembly District 135.

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Climate & Energy

Education

Kalinda Washington emphasizes school choice and parent empowerment, paired with improving public schools, raising standards, literacy, and career readiness. Her campaign biography also frames education as a core qualification, citing her classroom and education-leadership experience and support for strengthening childcare and school resources.

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Expand school choice and empower parents

2026-10-21

Washington supports empowering parents to choose the best schools for their children as part of her education platform.

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Expand high-quality charter schools

2026-10-21

Washington supports expanding high-quality charter schools as one of her stated education priorities.

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Strengthen childcare and school resources

2026-10-21

Washington says she is running to ensure families have real choices, schools have needed resources, and the childcare system is strengthened.

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Fight for public education, safety, and affordability

2024-12-15

Washington’s campaign announcement described her candidacy as bringing education experience to fight for public education, safety, and affordability.

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Education

Public Safety

Kalinda Washington supports a tough-on-crime public safety platform for New York State Assembly District 135, emphasizing support for law enforcement, community policing, repealing bail reforms, stronger penalties for violent crime, victims' rights, and prosecutorial accountability. No roll-call votes or sponsored bills were found because she is a 2026 challenger, not the sitting Assembly member.

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Repeal New York bail reforms and increase penalties for violent crime

2026-10-21

Washington states that she supports repealing what she calls dangerous bail reforms, increasing penalties for violent crime, prioritizing victims' rights and accountability, and ensuring prosecutors enforce the law.

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Back police, fight crime, and get tough on repeat offenders

2026-10-21

Washington's campaign biography says her safe communities agenda includes backing police, fighting crime, getting tough on repeat offenders, investing in mental health support, and standing up for victims' rights.

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