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Patrick Sheehan

Republican Party

STS · NY · District 41

Age 53Rhinebeck,NY

New York State Senate District 41

Boston College—Bachelor's degree; Albany Law School—Law degree

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Background

Patrick Sheehan is a Kingston-born lawyer, former Queens County prosecutor, local realtor, small business owner, and volunteer firefighter. He previously served as Director of Business Development for the Ulster County Development Corporation and later became president of Kingston Marine Corp., the company hired to operate the City of Kingston Marina. He is the Republican/Conservative nominee for New York State Senate District 41 in 2026 and previously ran for the same Senate district in 2024 and Assembly District 103 in 2022.

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Healthcare

Patrick Sheehan has not published a detailed standalone healthcare platform for the 2026 New York State Senate District 41 race. Available reporting from his 2024 SD-41 campaign shows he supports strengthening EMS primarily through volunteer recruitment and incentives, is cautious about allowing ambulance blood transfusions in the field, and says abortion rights in New York should not be taken away while calling for improved aftercare for women.

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Strengthen EMS through volunteer recruitment and incentives

2024-10-18

Sheehan said EMS services need bolstering and advocated increasing volunteer numbers through community engagement and additional volunteer incentives.

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Exercise caution on allowing ambulance blood transfusions in the field

2024-10-18

Sheehan expressed reservations about legislation permitting blood transfusions in the field, saying officials should be cautious about what is allowed outside a battlefield context.

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Maintain New York abortion choice while improving aftercare

2024-10-18

Sheehan declined to directly state whether he supports abortion rights but said he did not intend to take away a woman’s right to choose in New York and wanted more focus on aftercare for women.

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Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Patrick Sheehan frames Economy & Jobs around making New York more business- and consumer-friendly, arguing that business growth will lead to wage growth and higher tax revenue. His stated economic agenda includes cutting regulations, supporting affordable housing development, opposing short-term-rental restrictions, pursuing tax caps, and pausing climate mandates he says raise costs for families and businesses.

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Make New York more business- and consumer-friendly

2024-11-05

Sheehan says New York should focus on becoming the most business- and consumer-friendly state in the nation, arguing that business growth leads to wage growth and higher tax revenue.

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Cut regulations and support affordable housing development

2026-10-21

Sheehan proposes cutting regulations and supporting affordable housing development as part of his approach to improving affordability and livability.

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Oppose burdensome short-term rental restrictions

2026-10-21

Sheehan opposes short-term rental restrictions that he describes as burdensome and argues some older New Yorkers rely on rentals to offset school and property taxes.

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Strengthen the local economy

2026-10-21

A 2026 ballot guide lists strengthening the local economy as one of Sheehan's top priorities sourced from campaign-site material.

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Push for a tax cap to keep costs down

2024-11-05

Sheehan says he would push for a tax cap to keep costs down, linking state spending and mandates to inflation and affordability pressures.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

Patrick Sheehan, the Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 41, frames immigration as a public-safety and affordability issue. In the Times Union voter guide for the 2024 District 41 race, he supported more cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities and criticized Albany spending related to what he called an "illegal alien invasion."

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Increase cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities

2024-11-05

Sheehan supported more cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities as part of his public-safety platform for New York State Senate District 41.

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Immigration

Climate & Energy

Patrick Sheehan opposes New York's CLCPA emissions targets as burdensome for New Yorkers and says the state should broaden energy options, including nuclear power. VOTE411 had no candidate response on climate change.

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Opposition to New York CLCPA emissions targets

2024-10-18

Sheehan opposed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act targets, arguing New Yorkers should not be penalized for carbon emissions they do not control and calling for broader energy options such as nuclear power.

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Climate & Energy

Education

Limited education-specific material was found for Patrick Sheehan, the Republican/Conservative candidate for New York State Senate District 41. In the available voter-guide response, he framed education-related affordability around burdensome school and property taxes and said he would push for a tax cap to keep costs down.

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Tax cap to reduce school and property tax burdens

2024-10-01

Sheehan said he would push for a tax cap to keep costs down, specifically citing older New Yorkers who rely on short-term rentals to offset school and property taxes.

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Education

Public Safety

Patrick Sheehan, the Republican candidate for New York State Senate District 41, emphasizes a tougher public-safety approach, including support for Laken’s Law and reversal of New York’s 2019 bail and discovery reforms. He also frames his candidacy around law-enforcement experience as a former prosecutor and public-safety concerns such as crime.

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Support for Laken’s Law immigration-arrest notification requirement

2026-09-09

Sheehan supports Laken’s Law, described as requiring law enforcement to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after certain arrests or convictions.

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Repeal of New York’s 2019 bail and discovery reforms

2026-09-09

Sheehan calls for reversing New York’s 2019 bail and discovery reforms as part of his public-safety platform.

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Campaign focus on crime and public safety concerns

2024-10-30

Sheehan cited crime among the issues he heard about statewide and highlighted his former-prosecutor and law-enforcement-related background when presenting his qualifications for State Senate District 41.

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