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U.S. House District 12
2026 New York U.S. House District 12 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Caroline Shinkle
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Stand with our allies by leveraging our unique position on the world stage to strategically promote the principles upon which our country was founded
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Stand with our allies by leveraging our unique position on the world stage to strategically promote the principles upon which our country was founded
Caroline Shinkle lives in Midtown Manhattan and graduated from MIT, where she majored in economics. She completed stints at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, and the Bank of Israel in Jerusalem, Israel, before beginning her career at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. Caroline Shinkle also spent time at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland. In addition, Caroline Shinkle spent a semester studying in Paris at l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) where she took all her classes in French. She earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School, then put her law degree to work at a leading international law firm in New York City, advising businesses and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and financial regulatory matters. Caroline Shinkle is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, New York, Washington, D.C., Ohio, and Massachusetts bars.Caroline Shinkle's legal, economic, and central banking background provide a unique understanding of the conditions needed to turbocharge widespread economic growth and prosperity for New York.
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Caroline Shinkle lives in Midtown Manhattan and graduated from MIT, where she majored in economics. She completed stints at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, and the Bank of Israel in Jerusalem, Israel, before beginning her career at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. Caroline Shinkle also spent time at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland. In addition, Caroline Shinkle spent a semester studying in Paris at l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) where she took all her classes in French. She earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School, then put her law degree to work at a leading international law firm in New York City, advising businesses and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and financial regulatory matters. Caroline Shinkle is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, New York, Washington, D.C., Ohio, and Massachusetts bars.Caroline Shinkle's legal, economic, and central banking background provide a unique understanding of the conditions needed to turbocharge widespread economic growth and prosperity for New York.
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Protect the Paycheck – allow people to keep more of what they earn by reducing the federal income tax on W-2 wages. Work is good—let’s reward it, not penalize it through a burdensome tax code
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Protect the Paycheck – allow people to keep more of what they earn by reducing the federal income tax on W-2 wages. Work is good—let’s reward it, not penalize it through a burdensome tax code
Revamp and revitalize the quality and affordability of our education system. Treat education expenses like business expenses and reward students who invest in themselves by making the interest on student loan payments fully tax deductible, with no income caps
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Revamp and revitalize the quality and affordability of our education system. Treat education expenses like business expenses and reward students who invest in themselves by making the interest on student loan payments fully tax deductible, with no income caps
Prioritize the safety and security of New Yorkers and their livelihoods through a pro-safety, pro-community law enforcement agenda
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Prioritize the safety and security of New Yorkers and their livelihoods through a pro-safety, pro-community law enforcement agenda
Track down and prosecute the sources of funds supporting antisemitic violence
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Track down and prosecute the sources of funds supporting antisemitic violence
Reintroduce competition into the healthcare marketplace and enhance price transparency to ensure the system works for patients and providers, not just the insurance companies
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Reintroduce competition into the healthcare marketplace and enhance price transparency to ensure the system works for patients and providers, not just the insurance companies
Protect the homeland through a peace through prosperity and peace through strength agenda
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Protect the homeland through a peace through prosperity and peace through strength agenda
Caroline Shinkle lives in Midtown Manhattan and has always valued education, hard work, and pushing the limits of what’s possible. This foundation helped shape Caroline’s path from academic achievement, to working at the center of the U.S. financial system and legal industry, to her civic and community involvement. Caroline Shinkle graduated from MIT, where she majored in economics and became deeply interested in central banking and global financial regulation. She completed stints at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, and the Bank of Israel in Jerusalem, Israel, before beginning her career at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. Caroline Shinkle also spent a semester studying in Paris at l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) where she took all her classes in French.She went on to earn her J.D. from Harvard Law School. Upon graduation, Caroline Shinkle put her law degree to work at a leading international law firm in New York City, where she advised businesses and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and financial regulatory matters. During law school, Caroline continued to hone her understanding of global financial regulation, spending time at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland. Caroline Shinkle is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, New York, Washington, D.C., Ohio, and Massachusetts bars. In these times of economic uncertainty, Caroline Shinkle’s experiences working at central banks around the world have provided her with a strategic understanding of the importance of the U.S. dollar remaining the global reserve currency. Furthermore, Caroline Shinkle’s legal, economic, and central banking background, both domestic and international, provide her with a unique understanding of the economy and the conditions needed to turbocharge widespread economic growth and prosperity.Caroline Shinkle has served in leadership roles with legal, educational, and community organizations, and founded a nonprofit focused on encouraging and inspiring informed civic engagement among the rising generation. She is also a long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
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Caroline Shinkle lives in Midtown Manhattan and has always valued education, hard work, and pushing the limits of what’s possible. This foundation helped shape Caroline’s path from academic achievement, to working at the center of the U.S. financial system and legal industry, to her civic and community involvement. Caroline Shinkle graduated from MIT, where she majored in economics and became deeply interested in central banking and global financial regulation. She completed stints at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, and the Bank of Israel in Jerusalem, Israel, before beginning her career at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. Caroline Shinkle also spent a semester studying in Paris at l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) where she took all her classes in French.She went on to earn her J.D. from Harvard Law School. Upon graduation, Caroline Shinkle put her law degree to work at a leading international law firm in New York City, where she advised businesses and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and financial regulatory matters. During law school, Caroline continued to hone her understanding of global financial regulation, spending time at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland. Caroline Shinkle is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, New York, Washington, D.C., Ohio, and Massachusetts bars. In these times of economic uncertainty, Caroline Shinkle’s experiences working at central banks around the world have provided her with a strategic understanding of the importance of the U.S. dollar remaining the global reserve currency. Furthermore, Caroline Shinkle’s legal, economic, and central banking background, both domestic and international, provide her with a unique understanding of the economy and the conditions needed to turbocharge widespread economic growth and prosperity.Caroline Shinkle has served in leadership roles with legal, educational, and community organizations, and founded a nonprofit focused on encouraging and inspiring informed civic engagement among the rising generation. She is also a long-time member of the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television & Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
I am running for Congress as a Republican to give voters in Manhattan a real choice on the ballot. It is time to resurrect the power of private enterprise and common sense thinking and deliver tangible solutions to the outrageous cost of living in New York City.I believe in pro-growth, pro-business, pro-worker economic policies that will generate unbridled opportunity for New Yorkers. This means letting people keep more of what they earn, letting people choose how to invest their time and resources, and rewarding those who work for a living.New York City once spoke to those looking for hope as a beacon of opportunity. Not the hope that the government would take control of you. But the promise that, through economic freedom, anything was possible.
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I am running for Congress as a Republican to give voters in Manhattan a real choice on the ballot. It is time to resurrect the power of private enterprise and common sense thinking and deliver tangible solutions to the outrageous cost of living in New York City.I believe in pro-growth, pro-business, pro-worker economic policies that will generate unbridled opportunity for New Yorkers. This means letting people keep more of what they earn, letting people choose how to invest their time and resources, and rewarding those who work for a living.New York City once spoke to those looking for hope as a beacon of opportunity. Not the hope that the government would take control of you. But the promise that, through economic freedom, anything was possible.
Build Baby Build – supply-side solutions, not communist price controls. Reduce housing costs and increase opportunity for ownership by increasing the supply of high-quality, affordable housing. Leverage advanced technology to build more housing more quickly and more cost-efficiently. Repurpose unused office space, streamline permitting, and advocate for upzoning near transit corridors. Encourage private ownership (not collectivism) and investment to increase supply and incentivize moratorium on property taxes and development fees
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Build Baby Build – supply-side solutions, not communist price controls. Reduce housing costs and increase opportunity for ownership by increasing the supply of high-quality, affordable housing. Leverage advanced technology to build more housing more quickly and more cost-efficiently. Repurpose unused office space, streamline permitting, and advocate for upzoning near transit corridors. Encourage private ownership (not collectivism) and investment to increase supply and incentivize moratorium on property taxes and development fees
Foster excellence by treating every student like an honors student and leveraging best practices to improve student outcomes. Integrate technology and innovation to enhance the classroom experience and provide tailored resources to students
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Foster excellence by treating every student like an honors student and leveraging best practices to improve student outcomes. Integrate technology and innovation to enhance the classroom experience and provide tailored resources to students
Champion, support, and empower our law enforcement officers and first responders
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Champion, support, and empower our law enforcement officers and first responders
Root out the fraud and corruption riddled throughout our healthcare insurance industry to ensure our safety net is available to those who truly need it and to ensure the hardworking American taxpayer is not being forced to finance fraud
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Root out the fraud and corruption riddled throughout our healthcare insurance industry to ensure our safety net is available to those who truly need it and to ensure the hardworking American taxpayer is not being forced to finance fraud
Diplomacy via strategic economic policy to exert pressure on our adversaries
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Diplomacy via strategic economic policy to exert pressure on our adversaries
Support strategic, common-sense deregulation to allow industry and innovation to flourish and combat the mass exodus of jobs, opportunity, investment, and capital out of New York City
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Support strategic, common-sense deregulation to allow industry and innovation to flourish and combat the mass exodus of jobs, opportunity, investment, and capital out of New York City
Invest in trades and vocational training to create pathways to high-paying careers for all students
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Invest in trades and vocational training to create pathways to high-paying careers for all students
Ensure federal prosecutors have the resources to tackle crime including retail theft, drug trafficking, and subway assaults
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Ensure federal prosecutors have the resources to tackle crime including retail theft, drug trafficking, and subway assaults
Protect the homeland through a peace through prosperity and peace through strength agenda. Stand with our allies and leverage America’s unique position to strategically promote the principles of our founding.
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Protect the homeland through a peace through prosperity and peace through strength agenda. Stand with our allies and leverage America’s unique position to strategically promote the principles of our founding.
Lower the cost of living through increasing energy production and promoting an all-energy-options-on-the-table approach and common-sense, strategic deregulation
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Lower the cost of living through increasing energy production and promoting an all-energy-options-on-the-table approach and common-sense, strategic deregulation
Invest in STEM education and marketable skills for the 21st century to prepare our students for success
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Invest in STEM education and marketable skills for the 21st century to prepare our students for success
Expand mental health programs
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Expand mental health programs
Allow New Yorkers to keep more of what they earn by reducing tax on work. Reduce housing costs and increase the supply of high-quality, affordable housing. Support strategic deregulation. Offer balanced budget amendments to keep Washington spending in check, cure inflation, and drive down the cost of money.
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Allow New Yorkers to keep more of what they earn by reducing tax on work. Reduce housing costs and increase the supply of high-quality, affordable housing. Support strategic deregulation. Offer balanced budget amendments to keep Washington spending in check, cure inflation, and drive down the cost of money.
Restore accountability to the criminal justice system
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Restore accountability to the criminal justice system
Prioritize the safety and security of New Yorkers and their livelihoods. Champion and support our law enforcement officers and first responders who keep our city safe every day.
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Prioritize the safety and security of New Yorkers and their livelihoods. Champion and support our law enforcement officers and first responders who keep our city safe every day.
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FEC candidate totals January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026.
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Candidate ID: H6NY12404
Name: SHINKLE, CAROLINE
Office: House
State: NY
District: NY12
Coverage start: 2026-01-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $155144.62
Total disbursements: $71297.94
Cash on hand: $83846.68
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