U.S. Representative for New York’s 19th District
Josh Riley
From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure
Position · −0.20
- In office
- House 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 3% of the House - Committees
- Science, Space, and Technology 16th minority
- Agriculture 20th minority
- Age
- 45
2026 election
On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026
Facing
-
RPeter Oberacker Nominee
No background confirmed yet
Raised $1.4M · Riley $6.0M
Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.
StatementsBills
Words go to Taxation, Health and Agriculture and Food; bills go to Energy and Agriculture and Food.
- He talks most about: Cost of Living (Taxation), Health Care Coverage (Health), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), LIHEAP Funding Distribution (Social Welfare), Rural Health Care (Health).
- 21 bills sponsored, most on Energy.
No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 3% of the House, in the minority.
- 1 year in Congress: more senior than 3% of the House.
- Minority: Democrats hold 214 of the 433 filled seats.
His cosponsorships on Republican bills
Closest within his party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Riley.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview
47% of his cosponsorships go to Republican bills (peer median 22%); closest in his party: Plaskett and Norton.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
His billsExpected for a peer
0.28expected 0.44 · average member 1.00
0 of 21 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.28 against a peer median of 0.44.
- Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.
119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov
With his party on the other 7 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act May 22, 2025 NAY D 0–212
- H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 Sep 19, 2025 NAY D 1–210
- H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Mar 11, 2025 NAY D 1–212
- H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 Jan 22, 2026 YEA D 149–64
- H.R. 4 Rescissions Act of 2025 Jun 12, 2025 NAY D 0–208
- S. 2 Secure America Act Jun 9, 2026 NAY D 0–211
- H.J.Res. 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 NAY D 10–195
- H.J.Res. 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". May 1, 2025 YEA D 35–164 Broke with party
- H.J.Res. 35 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". Feb 26, 2025 NAY D 6–205
- H.J.Res. 87 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". Apr 30, 2025 NAY D 13–190
Voted with his party on 9 of the 10 he voted on.
The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.
Votes with Democrats on 89% of party-line votes, breaks 52 times (peer median 10), most on Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Position: −0.20, outside the Democratic middle 80%.
- Most breaks by area: Crime and Law Enforcement 12 of 22, Immigration 7 of 14, Government Operations and Politics 7 of 18.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
Where the money comes from, 2025–26
Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other
73% of what he raised came from individuals; 14% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).
$6.0M raised, 15% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).
- Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 2.2 points.
54 PACs of the 71 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.
Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee31% D
- Zinc Collective100% D
- Afs100% D
What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.
Free account See ProParty split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC
What those organizations lobby on
236 bills
Riley voted Yea on 28, Nay on 71, did not vote on 3, and sponsored or cosponsored 134 with no recorded vote.
Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.