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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · NY-19

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Josh Riley

Representative · NY · Democrat

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Firearms
1 voteanalysis
says
does+22
Sentencing & corrections
1 voteanalysis
says
does+72
Market protections
2 votesanalysis
says+80
does0
gap +80
Corporate concentration
2 votesanalysis
says+70
does0
gap +70
Pollution & development
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Public works
4 votesanalysis
says+80
does0
gap +80
Levels of legal immigration
1 voteanalysis
says
does+35
LGBTQ+ policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal lands & resources
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Government role in coverage
analysis
says+80
does
Animal protection
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Religious exemptions
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal vs. state/local
1 voteanalysis
says
does+45
Security vs. privacy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−15
Mandates vs. liberty
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Ethics & oversight
analysis
says+90
does
Enforcement & security
2 votesanalysis
says
does+58
Pharmaceutical pricing
analysis
says+90
does
Farm policy & subsidies
2 votesanalysis
says+80
does0
gap +80
Drugs & enforcement
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Money in politics
analysis
says+90
does
Land use & zoning
2 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Role of government
2 votesanalysis
says+80
does+23
gap +57
Renters & rent
2 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Greenhouse-gas policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Use of force
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Policing & funding
1 voteanalysis
says
does−55
Trade & tariffs
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
SNAP & nutrition
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says
does+52
Refugee & asylum policy
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says
does+11
Retirement programs
analysis
says+80
does

Money — FEC

$4.8Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Peter Karl Oberacker Jr.

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$1.2Mraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 33 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 0 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

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