Meet Michelle
Whatever the challenge, Michelle Hinchey always shows up for the Hudson Valley. Whether that means helping a family afford to stay in their home or taking on Central Hudson’s unfair rate hikes, Michelle doesn’t stop until she makes life better for the people who call the Hudson Valley home.
As the daughter of Congressman Maurice Hinchey, Michelle learned the value of public service at a young age. Traveling with her father, she saw firsthand the hardships that many in our region faced and the ways in which a committed leader could make a difference.
With 126 bills signed into law and over 400 community events held in each county across the district, Michelle translates local needs into direct action that improves our quality of life and gets things done for the Hudson Valley. Her office has helped more than 2,000 constituents navigate government agencies, ensuring they get the answers they deserve and the money they’re owed. By cutting red tape for small businesses, helping seniors apply for home accessibility repairs, connecting our farmers to new markets, getting fresh food into local food pantries, and more, Michelle and her team help people across the Hudson Valley every day.
Priorities
Fighting for the Hudson Valley
Born and raised here, Michelle is an unapologetic fighter for our region. She has stood up to powerful monopolies, including Central Hudson, by holding them accountable for hidden fees and outrageous rate hikes, passing a statewide moratorium on building new data centers, and securing our region’s fair share of funding for schools, roads, and emergency services.
Making Life More Affordable
As the cost of living rises, Michelle is working to ease the pressure on Hudson Valley families by keeping middle-class taxes at their lowest rates in over 70 years and bringing our tax dollars home. She also authored and passed legislation to end automatic utility rate hikes so companies can’t keep raising our bills.
Michelle is also fighting to expand access to affordable, quality healthcare in our communities. She is pushing to lower prescription drug costs and sponsors legislation to end vertical integration in our healthcare systems by stopping overlapping ownership of insurance companies and providers, and remove noncompete agreements so doctors can change jobs without leaving the communities they serve.
Michelle gets results for us
on the issues that matter most:
Making school meals FREE FOR ALL
Hinchey announces completion of Universal School Meals Expansion
Expanding HEALTHCARE ACCESS and prescription coverage
Passed a moratorium on DATA CENTERS
Mid-Hudson Democrats praise pause on data centers in NY as Republicans balk
Holding UTILITY COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE
State Senate Passes Hinchey Utility Affordability Bill
Standing up for consumers with the FAIR PRICE ACT
Making HOUSING more affordable
Legislation would provide property tax exemption for full-time Ulster County residents
STANDING UP to ICE
Hinchey objects to planned ICE facility in Orange County in letter to Feds
Protecting our KIDS HEALTH
Hinchey urges Hochul to sign Baby Food Safety Act
Holding down the COST OF LIVING
Hinchey, state Democratic senators call on Hochul to suspend state gas tax
Fighting back against FEDERAL CUTS
Hinchey Warns of Medicaid Cuts, Urges Action Amid Washington Gridlock
Endorsements
Full 2026 endorsement list pending from the campaign.
Planned Parenthood Empire State Votes · New York State Nurses Association · New York State Professional Fire Fighters Association · New York State AFL-CIO · New York Working Families Party
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