John Cappello

John Cappello is a candidate for Representative in Congress District 17 Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, New York.

Candidate for Representative in Congress in Suffern, NY

Also running: Cait Conley, Effie Phillips-Staley, Mike Sacks, John Sullivan, Beth Davidson, Peter Chatzky, Jessica Reinmann, Michael Lawler.

John Cappello is a retired U.S. Air Force officer and B-1 Bomber pilot running for Congress in New York's 17th Congressional District. During his more than 25-year military career, he served in key assignments in Ukraine and as an Air Force attaché at the U.S. Embassies in Israel and Serbia. After leaving military service, Cappello worked as a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and as a country manager for Spirit of America.