---
type: Candidate
title: "Caroline Shinkle"
description: "U.S. House candidate, NY-12 (2026)"
office: "U.S. House"
state: "NY"
district: "NY-12"
party: "REP"
stance: "open-seat"
election_year: 2026
status: "statutory candidate"
committee:
  name: "CAROLINE FOR CONGRESS"
  id: "C00937920"
ids:
  fec: "H6NY12404"
sources:
  - field: filing
    source: FEC (Federal Election Commission)
confidence: official
tags: [candidate, federal, house, ny]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Caroline Shinkle

Republican open-seat for U.S. House (NY-12), 2026.

## Campaign Committee

- CAROLINE FOR CONGRESS (C00937920)

## Source

- filing: FEC (Federal Election Commission)

Federal candidate filing; not yet linked to an officeholder record.