US Representative - District 15
Gonzalo Duran
Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Iraq and is chief executive of Devil Dog USA, a nonprofit supporting veterans; vice chairman of the Bronx Conservative Party and district leader for the 79th Assembly District.
Where they stand
Wages, jobs and the cost of living
Says the middle class is being hollowed out and too many people feel trapped, and says his campaign will focus on restoring accountability, personal responsibility and economic opportunity in the Bronx.
Immigration enforcement and legal status
Criticized the opening of a migrant shelter in the South Bronx in 2025.
Elections, parties and campaign money
Wants to lower the barriers to getting on the ballot, saying every citizen should have a viable path to run for office; founded the United Alliance Party in 2025 to give candidates the petitioning structure he says they lack.
Background
Based in Belmont
He ran for this seat in 2024, receiving 21.0% on the Republican and Conservative lines, and is on the Conservative line in 2026.
- Served eight years on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, reaching the rank of sergeant; deployed to Iraq in 2008
- Founded Devil Dog USA Incorporated in 2013 and serves as its chief executive officer
- Worked in the Bronx Veterans Affairs office and the Bronx Labor Department
- Vice chairman of the Bronx Conservative Party, re-elected to a second term in 2025
- District leader for the 79th Assembly District
- Founded the United Alliance Party, an independent petitioning organization, in 2025, and serves as its chairman
- Editor-in-chief of the Big Apple Gazette
- Has organized several anti-socialism rallies
- Member of the Democratic Party until 2023; earlier ran for City Council, mayor and public advocate on the Conservative line
- Bachelor of Science in health science, Fordham University, 2014; graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 2003
- Born and raised in the Belmont section of the Bronx
Support
No endorsements beyond the Conservative Party nomination were found as of Sept. 29, 2026.
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