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Stephen Kiely

Republican Party

STH · NY · District 1

Age 49Mattituck,NY

New York State Assembly District 1

Guilford College—bachelor's degree in justice and policy studies; Hofstra University School of Law—J.D.

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Background

Stephen F. Kiely is an attorney and Republican/Conservative candidate for New York State Assembly District 1. He has served as Shelter Island Town Attorney, Mattituck Park District attorney, assistant town attorney for Southampton, Southold and Brookhaven, a special prosecutor for Greenport and Westhampton Dunes, and worked in the Suffolk County Clerk’s office; in 2026 he was reported as working as assistant to the director of the Suffolk County Real Property Tax Service Agency and as special prosecutor for West Hampton Dunes.

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Healthcare

Stephen Kiely's identifiable healthcare-related position for the 2026 New York State Assembly District 1 race is support for a federal right to abortion.

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Federal right to abortion

2026-09-09

Kiely supports a federal right to abortion, as listed under Healthcare for his 2026 New York Assembly District 1 candidacy.

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Healthcare

Economy & Jobs

Stephen Kiely's Economy & Jobs positions emphasize lowering costs for small businesses through reduced taxes and regulations, opposing congestion pricing, and using state enforcement resources against price gouging. He also links East End economic needs to better transportation service and MTA accountability.

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Reduce taxes and regulations on small businesses

2026-09-09

Kiely supports reducing taxes and regulations on small businesses as part of his economy platform for New York Assembly District 1.

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Advocate for better East End train service and MTA accountability

2024-10-07

Kiely said transportation is essential to the North Fork local economy and would advocate for better train service across the East End along with stronger MTA accountability.

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Economy & Jobs

Immigration

Stephen Kiely supports stronger immigration enforcement in New York, including ending the state's sanctuary-style limits on cooperation with federal immigration authorities. He opposes policies that he says prevent local police from cooperating with ICE and supports rescinding New York's Green Light Law for undocumented immigrants.

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End New York sanctuary-state policies limiting cooperation with ICE

2024-10-28

Kiely said New York should drop its sanctuary status so the local criminal justice system can interact with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Allow local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities for convicted criminal migrants

2024-10-25

Kiely said sanctuary policies prohibit local police from cooperating with federal authorities to remove convicted criminal migrants and make communities unsafe.

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Make immigration enforcement a campaign priority in the Assembly rematch

2026-10-15

Kiely identified immigration enforcement as one of the three main issues of his 2026 Assembly District 1 campaign.

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Immigration

Climate & Energy

Stephen Kiely emphasizes local environmental protection over state mandates, tying climate and energy issues to preserving East End rural character, water quality, and local control. He opposes battery energy storage system mandates and proposes water-quality measures including septic upgrades, fertilizer reduction, lawn-to-meadow grants, and expanded use of Community Preservation Fund revenue for water improvements.

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Oppose battery energy storage system mandates

2024-10-07

Kiely opposes battery energy storage system mandates as part of a broader platform against overdevelopment and state-imposed changes on the East End.

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Climate & Energy

Education

Stephen Kiely's only located Education-specific position for the New York State Assembly District 1 race is that cellphones should not be allowed in schools. No education roll-call votes, co-sponsorships, or additional education policy proposals were found for him because he is a challenger and does not currently hold this legislative seat.

Specific Actions & Proposals

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Keep cellphones out of schools

2024-10-10

At an October 2024 League of Women Voters debate for New York State Assembly District 1, Kiely said, "There is not one good reason why cellphones belong in school."

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Education

Public Safety

Stephen Kiely's public safety platform emphasizes tougher criminal-justice policies, especially reforming or repealing New York bail reform and rescinding sanctuary-state policies. He also supports drug-dealer liability for overdose deaths and stronger enforcement tools for marijuana-impaired driving and public smoking restrictions.

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Allow judges to consider dangerousness when setting bail

2026-09-09

Kiely supports giving judges discretion to hold defendants on bail when the judge finds they pose a danger to the public, framing this as a needed reform to New York bail laws.

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Reform or repeal New York bail reform laws

2024-10-07

Kiely argued that New York's bail reform laws make communities less safe and should be drastically reformed or repealed entirely.

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Pass a Death by Dealer law for overdose deaths

2024-10-29

Kiely supports a Death by Dealer law that would allow criminal liability for drug dealers whose drugs cause a fatal overdose.

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Rescind sanctuary-state status and require cooperation with federal authorities

2024-10-10

Kiely said he would support rescinding New York's sanctuary-state status and passing legislation requiring local police departments to work with federal authorities to deport criminal migrants.

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Equip police to address marijuana-impaired driving and public marijuana smoking

2024-10-29

Kiely supports giving local police tools to address driving while smoking marijuana and prohibiting marijuana smoking in public spaces such as sidewalks.

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