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A progressive PAC that backs veterans running for office is spending $1 million to air a TV ad supporting\u00a0Democrat Cait Conley in the final stretch of the closely watched primary that will determine Rep. Mike Lawler\u2019s opponent this fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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VoteVets is running a\u00a030-second spot \u2013 shared exclusively with City & State \u2013 highlighting Conley\u2019s generational ties to the 17th Congressional District. Conley, a former election security official who served on the National Security Council in the Biden administration, left the Hudson Valley and completed six deployments overseas. But the 16-year U.S. Army veteran caught flak for moving back to the district from Virginia last year to run for the swingy seat. The ad will run solely on cable networks in the district, targeting audiences on ESPN, HGTV, Lifetime and Hallmark, as well as during live Yankees and Mets games.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom combat zones to the Situation Room, she knows where she comes from,\u201d the narrator says, in a nod to both Conley\u2019s service and Hudson Valley roots. But as has been common in the race, VoteVets was unable to resist\u00a0taking a swipe at President Donald Trump: \u201cCait\u2019s running for Congress to take on Trump\u2019s corruption, rein in ICE, and bring down costs for Hudson Valley families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conley and Rockland County Legislator Beth Davidson are the front-runners in the June 23 primary, but candidates Effie Phillips-Staley, John Cappello and Mike Sacks will also appear on the ballot. VoteVets, which endorsed Conley almost a year ago, her with a 7-point lead over Davidson among voters who are familiar with both leading candidates. Conley’s lead grew to 20 points over Davidson \u2013 44% to Davidson\u2019s 24% \u2013 after voters were given informed, positive introductions to both candidates, according to the polling memo. The poll, conducted by the Global Strategy Group, has a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points. A total of 500 likely Democratic primary voters were surveyed in the district from May 7 to 12 via live telephone interviews.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe momentum we are feeling on the ground is palpable,\u201d Conley said in a statement to City & State. \u201cThis poll confirms what we already know: NY-17 voters are ready for a fighter. We’re fighting to lower costs for Hudson Valley families and protect our democracy from those who seek to exploit it for their own gain. With less than four weeks to go, we are not taking our foot off the gas for one minute.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Davidson\u2019s campaign declined to comment on the poll. Other polls conducted in the race last month, as reported by The New York Times, have shown Davidson in the lead over Conley.<\/p>\n

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VoteVets also commissioned a poll as Cait Conley and Beth Davidson vie to challenge Rep. 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