Show Us the Money

Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y., has raised $4.3 million for his 2026 re-election campaign in New York's 19th Congressional District. Individual donors contributed $3.2 million of that total. Political action committees and other political committees added another $656,121. Riley has spent $1.5 million so far this cycle, leaving him with nearly $2.9 million cash on hand, a strong financial position heading into the election.

PAC and organizational money make up about 15% of Riley's total fundraising this cycle. The $656,121 from other political committees marks his highest single-cycle PAC haul yet. By comparison, he drew $632,191 from political committees during his successful 2024 race and $366,367 in his 2022 campaign. Party contributions this cycle total just $1,338, a small slice of his overall funding. Riley carries no candidate loans or debts.

Candidate Rankings

All candidates running in New York's federal House and Senate races combined for roughly $799.3 million in total receipts in the 2026 cycle. Riley's $4.3 million represents about 0.5% of that statewide total, a notable share for a single House district race.

In New York's 14th District, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has raised $31,095,334.52, with $15,939,144.70 in ending cash. In the 8th District, Hakeem Jeffries raised $13,992,479.93, with $4,944,759.82 in ending cash. Riley ranks well below both in total receipts, but maintains a solid cash position relative to his fundraising pace.

Contributors

Riley's political action committee contributions in 2026 represent his strongest cycle for outside committee money to date. The $656,121 haul reflects growing support from organized interests as he seeks re-election as an incumbent.

Outside spending committees have also weighed in on the race: Planned Parenthood Votes spent $2,908 on independent expenditures in his support, while the New York State Committee of the Working Families Party spent $2,250. GiveGreen United Action contributed $158 in outside spending for the candidate. Combined, these independent expenditures totaled $5,316 across 11 separate expenditure actions in the 2026 cycle.

Incumbents vs. Challengers

Incumbents in New York's congressional races tend to hold significant financial advantages over challengers and open-seat candidates. Riley himself illustrates that shift: as a challenger in 2022 and 2024, he raised a combined $14 million.

Now running as an incumbent, he has already banked nearly $2.9 million in cash on hand with months still to go before Election Day. This pattern reflects the broader advantage sitting members enjoy in congressional campaign spending: they start with name recognition, donor networks, and institutional support that challengers must build from scratch.

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Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC), data current as of June 3, 2026.

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