Patrick Halpin
Role at the time: Independent candidate for U.S. House in New York's 2nd district, in an emailed statement from his campaign manager
Statement summary
Patrick Halpin, an independent candidate for U.S. House in New York's 2nd district, is very much against the war in Iran and would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces, his campaign manager told Dispute Index by email.
“Pat is very much against the war and would vote for the war powers resolution to remove US forces.”
Read the full email
Thanks for reaching out. Pat is very much against the war and would vote for the war powers resolution to remove US forces.
Dale Pabst, campaign manager for Halpin for Congress, sent this reply by email to a Dispute Index follow-up of October 4, 2026, which asked whether Halpin would vote for a war powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran. The reply describes Halpin's position in the third person. The link is to the campaign website; the reply itself is not published there. The text is reproduced as sent, without the greeting and signature.
Why we used this label
The case tracks support for continued U.S. military operations against Iran, including whether a candidate would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities. Halpin's campaign says he is very much against the war and would vote for that resolution, which opposes continuing the operation, so we labeled it Condemned.