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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: EVEN / D+2 Lean
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 5.9%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: foreign-born population: 7.35% (56,900 people)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 81.7%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 42.1
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 70.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 8.5% (LegisLetter) / 14.5% (Data USA 2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $73,134
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New York Public Question 1 — Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment (2023) (2023) — passed, margin 62%-38%
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.11)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.16)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: NYSEG / Avangrid (utility operations) (1200 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: SUNY system campuses (SUNY Delhi, SUNY Oneonta, SUNY Ulster, SUNY Sullivan) (3500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Cornell University (Ithaca) (10000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New York's 19th Congressional District sprawls across the Catskills, Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes regions, encompassing all or part of 11 counties including Broome, Tompkins, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia, Greene, Delaware, Chenango, Tioga, Cortland, and Otsego. Home to approximately 774,788 constituents, the district is predominantly rural and small-town with pockets of college-town progressivism (Ithaca, home to Cornell University and Ithaca College). The district has a median household income of $73,134 — well above the $37,585 national median. The population is 81.7% White (non-Hispanic), with small Black (4%), Asian (3.6%), and Hispanic (7.3%) minority populations. The median age is 42.1, older than national average. The poverty rate is 8.5%-14.5% (varying by source), homeownership is 70.0%, and 35.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree. Only 7.35% of residents are foreign-born. The economy includes agriculture and dairy farming, higher education (Cornell University, SUNY system), healthcare, tourism, and small manufacturing. The district has a Cook PVI of EVEN (R+0), making it one of the most competitive House seats in the country. Riley won the 2024 election with 54.5% of the vote after losing to Republican Marc Molinaro by 1.6% in 2022.
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Voted nay on H.R. 9745 (Government Funding Continuing Resolution — November 2025) on 2025-11-13: Riley voted against the Republican-led continuing resolution, which he had railed against before passage. The bill included cuts that he argued would 'walk rural hospitals off a cliff' and 'hold nutrition over the heads of hungry kids.' His district has a 14.5% poverty rate (Data USA 2024) and relies heavily on Medicaid, SNAP, and rural hospital funding. The vote aligned with his broader opposition to GOP spending priorities.
Date: 2025-11-13
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Voted nay on H.R. 28 (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) on 2025-01-14: Riley was one of only two House Democrats to vote yea on this bill, according to multiple sources. However, the Daily Freeman voting roundup for January 14 lists Riley as voting 'yes' — making this vote a notable potential party defection or a discrepancy requiring roll-call verification. The bill passed 218-206 with every Republican and only two Democrats (Cuellar, Gonzalez) in support per contemporaneous reporting. If Riley voted yea, it would represent another significant break from his party on a high-profile culture-war bill.
Date: 2025-01-14
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — House final passage) on 2025-07-03: Riley gave one of the most impassioned floor speeches of any House Democrat against the OBBBA, accusing Republicans of 'shitting on the middle class' and getting himself reprimanded for vulgar speech. He argued the bill would 'close rural hospitals, defund healthcare, and kill blue-collar manufacturing jobs.' The CBO projected the bill would add $3.4 trillion to the deficit and cut $930B-$1.02T from Medicaid. Approximately 30,000 residents of NY-19 were projected to lose health coverage. The vote was both party-aligned and constituent-aligned: his district has 8.5% poverty with thousands on Medicaid. Only 2 Republicans voted nay.
Date: 2025-07-03
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Voted yea on H.R. 23 (Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC sanctions bill)) on 2025-01-09: Riley voted yea on legislation to sanction the International Criminal Court for its arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant for crimes against humanity. The bill passed 243-140. This was only two days after his Laken Riley defection, and both votes drew a sharp progressive backlash. AIPAC ($36,645 in donations to Riley) strongly supported this bill. Amnesty International had found 'sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide.' Riley subsequently attended the August 2025 AIPAC trip to Israel. Progressive constituents disrupted his October town hall and three protesters were arrested at his Binghamton office.
Date: 2025-01-09
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Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act) on 2025-01-07: Riley was one of only 48 House Democrats to vote with all 216 Republicans on mandatory ICE detention for undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes including shoplifting. This was his first major legislative vote as a freshman. He joined a small minority of Democrats while his neighboring freshman Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) voted nay. The vote was described as one that would 'strengthen President Trump's hand in unleashing mass deportations' by the ACLU. Riley represents a district that is 81.7% White with only 7.35% foreign-born residents, making this a politically safe hardline vote.
Date: 2025-01-07
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[vote] In his first days in office, Riley voted for the ICC Counteraction Act (H.R. 23) to sanction the International Criminal Court for prosecuting Israeli leaders for war crimes, and for the Laken Riley Act expanding ICE mandatory detention. The Green Party called his start 'atrocious,' and Ithaca Catholic Worker protesters were arrested at his office demanding he stop supporting Israel's military operations.
Date: 2025-01-09
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[statement] Riley campaigned on fighting corruption and described himself in September 2024 as believing the American-Israeli alliance is important while also arguing for a negotiated settlement for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Date: 2024-09-25
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[disclosure] Riley owns between $100,000 and $250,000 in the Fidelity International Index Fund, which holds shares of Iberdrola — the Spanish parent company of Avangrid/NYSEG. He benefits financially from the same corporate structure he attacks. His communications team did not return messages seeking comment.
Date: 2025-09-25
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[statement] Riley publicly attacked Republican opponent Marc Molinaro in 2022 for receiving campaign contributions from the utility industry and 'letting them jack up our rates.' He has called NYSEG's rate hikes 'robbery, plain and simple' and cross-examined NYSEG executives under oath.
Date: 2026-02-20
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[disclosure] Riley's top donors include elite law firms Boies Schiller & Flexner ($120,301) and Jenner & Block ($80,965), Wall Street (Securities & Investment, $673,713), and AIPAC ($36,645). He accepted $2,250 from lobbyists for Avangrid/NYSEG, the utility monopoly he publicly criticizes.
Date: 2026-03-07
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[platform] Riley campaigned as a working-class champion, stating 'Neighborhoods like the one I grew up in have been sold out by corrupt politicians and greedy corporations. I'm fighting back.' He ran against 'corporate PACs' and introduced H.R. 4799 to ban corporate PAC contributions in federal elections.
Date: 2024-10-01
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The NY-19 race was the most expensive House race in the country in 2024, with the Congressional Leadership Fund reserving nearly $35 million in New York State. Outside groups spent over $10M in the district.
Date: 2024-10-14
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Riley was co-endorsed by the Working Families Party and the New York State AFL-CIO. The Communications Workers of America gave him a 100% score for 2025. Other endorsements include the League of Conservation Voters, End Citizens United, and the United Farm Workers.
Date: 2024-11-05
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Quiver Quantitative estimated Riley's net worth at $1.6M as of February 2026, the 282nd highest in Congress. In a September 2025 financial disclosure, he reported between $100,000 and $250,000 invested in the Fidelity International Index Fund, which holds shares of Iberdrola — the Spanish parent company of Avangrid and NYSEG.
Date: 2025-09-02
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Riley received $2,250 in campaign donations from lobbyists at firms representing NYSEG and Avangrid, including Cornerstone Government Affairs, Blank Rome Government Affairs, and Ogilvy Government Relations, per FEC filings. A spokesperson did not return messages from Mid-Hudson News seeking comment.
Date: 2026-03-07
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AIPAC and affiliated pro-Israel groups contributed $36,645 to Riley's campaigns according to Track AIPAC. In August 2025, he was one of 14 House Democrats (11 freshmen) who traveled to Israel on an AIPAC-affiliated American Israel Education Foundation trip, meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Herzog.
Date: 2025-08-06
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Top contributing industry: Retired at $1,396,899, followed by Lawyers/Law Firms ($919,780), Securities & Investment ($673,713), Education ($451,823), and Democratic/Liberal groups ($298,909). Top contributor: Boies, Schiller & Flexner at $120,301 — the law firm where Riley previously worked.
Date: 2024-12-31
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2023-2024 cycle: Raised $9,700,076. Large individual contributions comprised 61.68%, small individual contributions 22.48%, other 9.31%, and PAC contributions 6.51%. Cash on hand: $68,320 at year-end 2024. Raised $640.6K in Q4 2025 and $2.8M+ in the 2024 election cycle per FEC filings.
Date: 2024-12-31
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