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==Political views==

Teachout was among the minority of Democratic congressional candidates who endorsed [[Bernie Sanders]] during the [[2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2016 Democratic presidential primaries]]. She was also among the first candidates Sanders endorsed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20160912/bernie-sanders-to-campaign-for-zephyr-teachout-in-new-paltz-on-friday|title=Bernie Sanders to campaign for Zephyr Teachout in New Paltz on Friday|access-date=October 10, 2016}}</ref> He subsequently endorsed her for [[Attorney General of New York|attorney general of New York]] in 2018,<ref name="Blumberg">{{cite web |last1=Blumberg |first1=Antonia |title=Bernie Sanders Endorses Zephyr Teachout For New York Attorney General |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-endorses-zephyr-teachout_us_5b96a04be4b0cf7b00425a3a |website=Huffington Post |access-date=September 11, 2018 |date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> and Teachout endorsed him in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2020 Democratic presidential primary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zephyr-teachout-endorses-bernie-sanders-2020-democratic-presidential-primary_n_5e0649fcc5b6b5a713adf893|title=Zephyr Teachout, Anti-Corruption Crusader, Endorses Bernie Sanders|last=Marans|first=Daniel|date=December 27, 2019|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref> In a January 2020 opinion column in ''[[The Guardian]]'', Teachout wrote that Sanders's Democratic presidential rival [[Joe Biden]] had "a big corruption problem" arising from his relationships with donors over the course of his Senate career. Sanders apologized to Biden for the article, saying: "It is absolutely not my view that Joe is corrupt in any way."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/20/joe-biden-corruption-donald-trump|title='Middle Class' Joe Biden has a corruption problem – it makes him a weak candidate {{!}} Zephyr Teachout|first=Zephyr|last=Teachout|newspaper=The Guardian |date=2020-01-20|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/21/politics/bernie-sanders-apologizes-joe-biden-corruption-oped/index.html|title=Sanders apologizes to Biden for supporter's attack op-ed|first=Veronica |last=Stracqualursi|website=CNN|date=January 21, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/us/politics/bernie-sanders-apologizes-joe-biden.html|title=Sanders Apologizes to Biden for Surrogate's Critique|first=Daniel|last=Victor|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2020-01-21}}</ref>

Teachout's platform for her House campaign included a higher [[minimum wage]], increased spending on public infrastructure, a ban on fracking, an increase in manufacturing jobs,<ref name="dailyfreeman.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20160607/zephyr-teachout-will-yandik-find-a-lot-to-agree-on-at-democratic-congressional-debate|title=Zephyr Teachout, Will Yandik find a lot to agree on at Democratic congressional debate|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref> [[property tax]] cuts,<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20160804/teachout-touts-plan-to-help-independent-businesses-and-small-farms-faso-calls-it-naive-and-unrealistic|title=Teachout touts plan to help independent businesses and small farms; Faso calls it 'naive and unrealistic'|date=August 4, 2016|access-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref> increased investment in rural infrastructure,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> an end to [[Common Core]] and high-stakes testing,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2016/06/24/teachout-yandik-face-off-democratic-primary/86288124|title=Teachout, Yandik to face off in Democratic primary|access-date=August 21, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20160607/zephyr-teachout-will-yandik-find-a-lot-to-agree-on-at-democratic-congressional-debate|title=Zephyr Teachout, Will Yandik find a lot to agree on at Democratic congressional debate|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> and [[Campaign finance reform in the United States|campaign finance reform]] (specifically working to overturn ''[[Citizens United v. FEC]]'').<ref name="Kormann">{{cite web|last1=Kormann|first1=Carolyn|title=Zephyr Teachout's Loss and the Fight Against Dark Money|url=http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/zephyr-teachouts-loss-and-the-fight-against-dark-money|website=New Yorker|access-date=November 13, 2016|date=November 10, 2016}}</ref>

While running for [[Attorney General of New York]], Teachout pledged that she would use the power of the office to sue Trump for violating anti-corruption laws and to force him to [[divest]] from his businesses.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/teachout-has-trump-on-her-mind-as-she-makes-run-for-attorney-general-1528232347|title=Teachout Has Trump on Her Mind as She Makes Run for Attorney General|last=Korte|first=Lara|date=June 6, 2018|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=June 6, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref name="Freedlander">{{cite web |last1=Freedlander |first1=David |title=The Woman Behind the New York Campaign to Take Down Trump |url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/08/17/lock-him-up-donald-trump-zephyr-teachout-219367 |website=Politico |access-date=September 11, 2018 |date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>

==Electoral history==