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Dennis McGrath
Dennis McGrath (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
McGrath completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Dennis McGrath was born in New York, New York. He earned a high school diploma from Chaminade High School, a bachelor's degree from Manhattan College in 1989, and a law degree from Touro Law School in 2017. McGrath's career experience includes working as an attorney at law. He also worked in women's fashion design and manufacturing and ran a company for the Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: New York's 4th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House New York District 4
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 4 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Laura Gillen (D) | |
 | Gian Jones (D)  | |
 | Nicholas Sciretta (D) | |
 | Dennis McGrath (R) | |
 | Brian Miller (R) | |
| Martin Smithmyer (R) | ||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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I attended Chaminade high school then earned my BS Degree from Manhattan College. I also earned my Juris Doctor degree from Touro Law Center where I graduated Magna Cum Laude and a member of the Touro Law Review. Additionally, I have extensive real world business experience, having owned and managed several international fashion design and manufacturing and companies.
Today, I am managing partner at the McGrath Law Group. I have been honored for 5 consecutive years by Super Lawyers as a 2021 through 2025 Rising Star in the legal profession.
I am of of hispanic heritage and speak fluent Spanish. I also do extensive work and teaching in the Hispanic community. I am now hoping to take my skills and experiences to use them to help unite my community in this time of political turmoil.- Tax and spend liberals are destroying this country. Larger government is the cause of our problems and not the solution. We need to reign in spending in order to cut property taxes , stop endless tax hikes that drive people out of New York, stop wasteful government spending that drives up the cost of living, and support small businesses that create jobs and opportunities in our communities.
- Families on Long Island are being crushed by some of the highest property taxes in America. Washington’s unfair SALT cap punishes us even more by limiting how much we can deduct from our federal taxes. It’s double taxation — and it’s wrong.
We need to end the SALT cap and restore full tax deductions for Long Island families. and also stop Albany’s endless tax hikes that drive people out of New York. Our elected officials need to deliver real relief for homeowners, middle-class families, and small businesses.
Long Islanders already pay more than our fair share. It’s time Washington and Albany stopped treating us like their piggy bank. - The governance in New York is absurd when it comes to crime. Thank God that Bruce Blakeman takes crime so seriously and helps to protect us here in the 4th Congressional District. Your deserves to feel safe, but Albany’s radical policies have ended cash bail, tied the hands of law enforcement, and put violent criminals back on the streets, leaving communities less secure and police demoralized. I will fight to end the insanity of cashless bail, holding violent offenders accountable, giving police the respect and resources they need, cracking down on gangs and drug cartels, and keeping subways and neighborhoods safe. New York must stand with law enforcement, not criminals, and I will ensure public safety comes first again.
We need to promote fiscal conservatism, strengthen the southern and northern borders, combat crime, and advocate for tax relief and infrastructure funding.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 21, 2025
