This is a genuine swing district. Josh Riley, a Democrat, has taken $198,358 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Peter Oberacker, a Republican, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in available records.
Key issues in New York
Major issues facing New York, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Cost of living — A majority of voters call the cost of living the state's most important issue, from groceries to utilities.
High state and local taxes — New York collects the nation's highest state and local taxes per capita, pushing some residents to consider leaving.
Housing affordability — Rents and home prices strain budgets statewide, with majorities calling housing costs too high.
Crime and public safety — A majority of voters say statewide crime-fighting efforts are falling short of what communities need.
Immigration enforcement policy — State lawmakers debate limits on cooperation between local police and federal immigration agents.
Candidates & funding
Josh Riley DemocratNominee
AIPAC-linked $198,358FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2026 cycle. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$4,825,666 raised · $1,703,032 spent · $3,190,954 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Take on corrupt politicians and special interests, put Upstate first, and refuse corporate PAC money.
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Josh Riley D
Peter Oberacker R
Raised
$4.8M
$1.2M
Individuals
$3.5M72%
$455K37%
PACs & parties
$744K15%
$259K21%
Self-funded
$0
$130K11%
Other
$590K12%
$393K32%
AIPAC-linked*
$198K
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Josh Riley2468 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$4.8M
Campaign spent$1.7M
Cash on hand$3.2M
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals72%
PACs / committees15%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
AIPAC's PAC$40K
Individual$15K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$13K
PAC$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Individual$10K
Leadership PAC$9K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Individual$8K
Cooperative PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Showing the 50 biggest of 2468 donors. The other 2418 gave $3.3M combined.
Plus $431K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.