Private citizen; retired manufacturing manager; former Chautauqua County Legislator

Tom Carle of Fredonia is a retired manufacturing plant manager and human resources professional, born in Binghamton, who served on the Chautauqua County Legislature in 2025⁴³. He ran for Congress in New York's 23rd District in 2024 and for Chautauqua County Executive in 2025, losing both, and announced his Assembly run in May 2026³². He appears on the Democratic and Working Families lines on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹.

Where they stand 4 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign announcement said he favors continued natural gas use along with renewable energy, and controlled placement of data centers. (2026-05) source
• Safety net programsKeep them about as they arelow

  Said · low confidence

  • As a county legislator he supported emergency SNAP access during the 2025 federal shutdown. (2026-05) source
  • In his 2024 congressional survey he said he would protect and fortify Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and SNAP. (2024) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • His 2024 campaign site said there is no issue more important than a woman's right to make her own decisions about her reproductive rights. (2024) source
• Term limitsNo single answer fitslow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • In his 2024 congressional survey he said term limits are preferable because time in office invites careerism and influence peddling. (2024) source

No public position found on: Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, Immigration, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.