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Pamela Michos

Republican Party

STS · NY · District 11

Whitestone, NY

New York State Senate District 11

New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development—Nutrition and Food Studies with a concentration in Clinical Dietetics; Nassau Community College—Associate degree in Liberal Arts

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Background

Pamela Michos is a Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 11. Her campaign biography says she has nearly a decade of experience in banking, financial services, and wealth management, nearly 14 years of executive leadership experience with publicly traded companies, and prior experience as a small business owner. Branch’s candidate profile lists her current role as vice president-branch manager at JPMorganChase and prior roles at Bank of America, Town Sports International, and as a dietician for several healthcare organizations.

Committee Assignments: No committee assignments available.

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Healthcare

Pamela H. Michos's healthcare-related positions are limited in available public materials: she supports improving access to health education and empowering families to live healthier lives. Her campaign also says she would oppose New Yorkers bearing the cost of healthcare for undocumented immigrants and would work to expand maternity leave.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Improve access to health education for families

2026-09-09

Michos supports policies that improve access to health education and empower families to live healthier lives.

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Prevent New Yorkers from bearing undocumented immigrant healthcare costs

2026-10-21

Michos's campaign says she will ensure New Yorkers do not bear the burden of healthcare costs for undocumented immigrants.

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Expand maternity leave

2026-10-21

Michos's campaign says she will work to expand maternity leave because of its importance for mothers and newborns.

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Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Pamela Michos emphasizes affordability and family economic security, saying she would lower property and income taxes for middle-class families, redirect costs associated with undocumented immigrants away from New Yorkers, and expand maternity leave. Her campaign also frames her finance, banking, wealth-management, executive-leadership, and small-business background as preparation for addressing economic pressures on families and businesses in New York State Senate District 11.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Lower property and income taxes for middle-class families

2026-10-21

Michos says she will fight in Albany to lower property and income taxes for middle-class families so more of their earnings stay in their wallets.

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Redirect immigration-related spending toward down-payment assistance for young families

2026-10-16

Branch's 2026 District 11 voter guide reports that Michos plans to redirect funds she says are spent on illegal immigration toward programs such as down-payment assistance for young families.

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SUPPORTS

Create down-payment assistance to help young families achieve homeownership

2026-10-04

The Ballot Brief lists creating a down-payment assistance program for young families as one of Michos's top priorities for New York Senate District 11.

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Expand subsidized maternity leave and worker protections for families with newborns

2026-10-16

Michos supports expanding subsidized maternity leave and strengthening worker protections for families caring for newborns.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

Pamela Michos, the Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 11 in 2026, opposes using New York taxpayer funds for services she characterizes as supporting illegal immigration. Her campaign says she would prevent New Yorkers from bearing health-care costs for "illegal aliens" and redirect funds spent on illegal immigration toward family affordability programs.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Prevent state taxpayers from covering health-care costs for undocumented immigrants

2026-10-21

Michos's campaign states that she will ensure New Yorkers do not have to bear the burden of health-care costs for "illegal aliens."

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SUPPORTS

Redirect funds spent on illegal immigration to down-payment assistance for young families

2026-09-09

Branch's candidate profile for Michos says she plans to redirect funds she says are spent on illegal immigration toward programs such as down-payment assistance for young families.

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Divest $10 billion described as spending on illegal immigration

2026-03-03

The New York Young Republican Club endorsement says Michos will fight to divest $10 billion spent on illegal immigration and create a down-payment assistance program for young families.

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Immigration

Climate & Energy

No Climate & Energy position, bill action, or stated policy for Pamela H. Michos, Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 11 in the 2026 cycle, was found on her campaign website or the searched candidate issue profile. Branch.vote explicitly reports that, as of September 9, 2026, Pamela H. Michos’s website did not contain information on Energy & the Environment.

Climate & Energy

Education

Pamela Michos, Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 11 in 2026, supports maintaining gifted and talented programs across New York and increasing transparency in special education. Her campaign frames these positions under "Support Quality Education," citing her experience as a PTA president and parent.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Keep gifted and talented programs available statewide

2026-10-21

Michos says she will fight to keep gifted and talented programs running across New York so children have resources suited to their individual needs.

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Increase transparency in special education

2026-10-21

Michos says she will advocate for more transparency in special education to ensure that no child is left behind in New York State.

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Education

Public Safety

Pamela Michos’s public-safety platform for New York State Senate District 11 emphasizes repealing New York’s cashless bail laws and increasing support for law enforcement training and equipment. Her campaign frames these positions as part of creating safer streets and neighborhoods in Queens.

Specific Actions & Proposals

SUPPORTS

Back law enforcement and repeal bail laws

2026-10-04

A Queens Village Republican Club post identifying Pamela Michos for State Senate District 11 describes her legislative reform mission as repealing bail laws and ensuring local communities have a stronger voice in Albany.

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