Chele Farley in 2018 NY Senate race
On Principles & Values:
Condemned with IFFY award for running "Issue-Free" campaign
OnTheIssues attempted and failed to compile the issue stances of this candidate--which means the candidate actively sought to hide issue stances from the internet, the news media, and the voters. OnTheIssues undertook due diligence--including writing to
the campaign--and got no response. We will eventually infer the candidate's issue stances from a future voting record--but voters should demand to know about the candidate's stance on their favorite issues (and then send them to us!)
We consider "issue-free campaigners" to be untrustworthy of holding elected office--the IFFY award means they are "iffy" officeholders. Just having a "vision" is not enough--voters need to know how the candidate will actually vote on key issues.
Issue-free candidates run their campaigns by mouthing platitudes like "How 'bout them Cubs?" and claiming "I respect motherhood & apple pie!" That is an insult to their constituency--and voters should complain loudly and often. We already have--join us!
Source: IFFY disendorsement in 2018 New York Senatorial race
Oct 31, 2018
On Health Care:
Medicare public option amounts to socialized medicine
They disagreed on Medicare-for-all and the new tax bill, with Gillibrand saying she supports improving the health care system, including expanding Medicare."I believe people should have access to the life-saving health care that they need," she
said. "So I believe in Medicare for all, because if you have a not-for-profit public option, if you had a system where you could have access to the healthcare that you need, you would have the ability to have preventive care and people with
pre-existing conditions would be able to get the coverage they want."
Farley argued that health care costs are spiraling out of control and that Gillibrand's proposals amount to socialized medicine. "What she is proposing means that no one will be
allowed to have employer health care," Farley said. "If you like your health care, will you be able to keep it? The answer is no."
Source: ABC-7 Eyewitness News on 2018 New York Senatorial debate
Oct 25, 2018
On Immigration:
Central American refugees are an invasion, not a caravan
The candidates clashed on immigration, whether ICE should be abolished, and the massive migrant caravan moving slowly through Mexico. "People are calling it a caravan, I call it an invasion," Farley said. "We can't allow open borders."
"I do not support open borders, and neither do Democrats," Gillibrand countered. "What we have in this country is an immigration crisis. You have people in this caravan to seek asylum in this country.
Immigration has always been a strength in this country. We are a country founded by immigrants. So we need to fix our broken immigration system. Separating children from their parents at the border is immoral, that's what this president has done."
"This is an act of terrorism," Farley responded. "It's got to stop. But my opponent, Senator Gillibrand, wants to abolish ICE, which since 9/11 is the group primarily responsible for stopping terror."
Source: ABC-7 Eyewitness News on 2018 New York Senatorial debate
Oct 25, 2018
On Homeland Security:
Pays respect and honors US Army, celebrating 243rd birthday
Today we celebrate the 243rd birthday of the United States #Army,
a constant defender of our nation and a force for freedom and liberty worldwide. #Farley4NY
Source: Twitter posting for 2018 New York Senate race
Jun 14, 2018
On Immigration:
Against open borders; let border agents question suspects
Farley panned her opponent, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, an open borders proponent who earlier this month introduced a bill to make it more difficult for border agents to stop and question suspects about their
immigration status. "I just don't understand why our senators and Kirstin Gillibrand are not doing more to stop the rapists and murderers who are destroying families," Farley said.
Source: Breitbart News on 2018 New York Senate race
May 28, 2018
On Government Reform:
Term limits is a good start in reforming government
Farley, a Republican, has been nominated by the state Reform Party to run on its ballot line in November.
The party's leadership cited Farley's support of term limits as one of the reasons why they are supporting her for U.S. Senate.
Source: Auburn Citizen on 2018 New York Senate race
May 26, 2018
On Foreign Policy:
Pro-Israel; challenge mistakes like Iran nuclear deal
She supports a pro-Israel foreign policy that challenges "mistakes" such as the nuclear deal with Iran that was recently nullified by President Trump. Gillibrand voted for the Iranian agreement, she said, while noting the significance of the vote
against the deal by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, the state's other Democratic senator. And after returning from a visit to Israel she believes Trump is successfully recalibrating the U.S. relationship by recognizing Jerusalem as its capital.
Source: Buffalo News on 2018 New York Senate race
May 17, 2018
On Jobs:
Recoup donor taxes and use them to create quality jobs
A major theme of Farley's campaign is NY's status as a donor state. Citing multiple reports, she notes that each year the state sends over $40 billion more in taxes to Washington than it receives in federal funding. She wants to reverse that trend to
help fund infrastructure projects and create jobs. "I'm running against Kirsten Gillibrand to recover New York taxpayers' fair share and bring our money home to rebuild the Empire State and create good-paying middle-class jobs," Farley said.
Source: Auburn Citizen on 2018 New York Senate race
Mar 28, 2018
On Budget & Economy:
NY can no longer afford to be a donor state; keep money here
One of the main issues Farley has so far discussed is New York's status as a donor state. A donor state is one that pays more in federal taxes than it receives in federal aid. New York sends at least $40 billion more to Washington than it receives in
federal funding, according to Farley. "That's appalling," Farley said. "because our infrastructure is crumbling." "Bridges are falling apart, our tunnels, our roads. The pipes are crumbling. We need to bring NY's money back to NY," she said.
Source: ArtVoice.com on 2018 New York Senate race
Mar 13, 2018
On Crime:
Convicted murderers/rapists should lose voting rights
Calling it an insult to crime victims and our law enforcement community, U.S. Senate candidate Chele Farley voiced her strong opposition to restoring voting rights to murderers and rapists. "In Washington,
I would support federal legislation that permanently bars convicted murderers and rapists from voting," said Farley.
Source: ArtVoice.com on 2018 New York Senate race
Mar 13, 2018
On Drugs:
Keep more tax dollars local, to fight opioid crisis
Farley in Binghamton Highlights the Need for More Federal Funding for Opioid Crisis: "The opioid epidemic is our nation's number one public health crisis and we need to bring back more of the
$48 billion we send to Washington to save lives here in Broome County, the Southern Tier and throughout New York," said Farley.
Source: ArtVoice.com on 2018 New York Senate race
Mar 13, 2018
On Technology:
Use recaptured tax money to rebuild state infrastructure
Farley is running for U S Senate to provide every NY family with opportunity to succeed. Chele is focused on recapturing the $48B dollars more that New Yorkers pay in federal taxes each year than the state receives. Chele intends to invest in the
state's crumbling roads and bridges and fix the nation's largest mass transportation system. These infrastructure improvements will create jobs, promote the state's long-term economic health and ease the burden on property taxpayers.
Source: ArtVoice.com on 2018 New York Senate race
Mar 13, 2018
On Tax Reform:
Criticizes Congressional GOP tax plan
Farley seems cognizant that she is running on the GOP line in a blue state. She appears to be toeing a relatively moderate line. Some of the policy points she raises in her campaign launch video, such as criticizing the tax plan recently passed in
Congress, echo NY Democrats. Farley calls Gillibrand "ineffective" for not doing more to stop that tax legislation, despite the fact that the legislation was written and championed by Republicans. No Democrat voted for the bill.
Source: CityAndStateNY.com on 2018 New York Senate race
Feb 5, 2018
On Education:
Keep donor tax money; use it on education and infrastructure
Farley, a partner at the equity firm Mistral Capital, launched her effort with a video that borrowed an argument recently deployed by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo: New York State pays roughly more in federal taxes
($40 billion in 2016, she noted) than it gets back in federal aid--money, Farley said, that could be used to rebuild state infrastructure and boost education, among other things.
Source: Times-Union on 2018 New York Senate race
Feb 1, 2018
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