Josh Riley

Yeah, I don't even want to mention your opponent's name, but I have to in this instance.

What exactly has Josh Riley done?

You know, Dave, that's a great question, and it was funny.

We did a quick analysis the other day, and we

looked at the number of bills that I had introduced and the number of passed

in the state Senate versus what Josh did down in Washington.

And just to tell the tape, as they say, real quick, I had 69 bills that I introduced in the state Senate to Josh Riley's 21 bills.

And I had 63 of those bills, and many of those were bipartisan as well, that I signed on as co-sponsor to Justice 24.

OK, why are you not that upset about critical infrastructure? where if it were to go down, it would be a national security risk being owned by foreign companies.

So Josh Riley, who's a Democrat out in New York 19, has proposed something called the Keep the Lights Local Act, which would at least, if nothing else, bring back that idea of 51% of this company has to be owned by Americans, period.

Because people are very upset.

I get it from both Democrats and Republicans.

This week, we'll be focusing on the 19th District in the Hudson Valley.

Now, this is a swing district that is currently represented by Democratic incumbent Representative Josh Riley, who is being challenged by Republican State Senator Peter Oberacker.

Our Elise Klein dove into the elements of this race and the messaging from the candidates in this next story.

Let's take a look.

According to a 2026 Quinnipiac poll, voters favored Democrats taking control of the House by 11 points.

The poll also shows that 67 percent of voters disapprove of how Republicans are handling their job in Congress.

The 19th District 2026 midterm includes Representative Josh Riley, the Democratic incumbent, and State Senator Peter Oberacker, the Republican challenger.

Riley was first elected in 2025 following a political upset against the Republican incumbent, Mark Molinaro.

I'm seeing these ads in the last 24 to 48 hours from Democratic challengers in Arizona, Republican incumbents in the Midwest.

In Upstate New York, in the New York 19th Congressional District, this has been a primary focus of the first-term Democratic incumbent, Josh Riley.

Riley has made putting pressure on the utility companies, in his world it's Central Hudson, to try to lower their rates because he says it's not a political or campaign tool, it's a mandate from his voters.

Here's Josh Riley speaking with Scott MacFarlane Reports.

For me, it's about the conversations folks are having at their kitchen table.

And, you know, I, I think there's [chuckles] a lot of politicians out there who talk about kitchen table issues like a, a talking point or, you know, some sort of political, uh, cliché.

I'm up against some of the most powerful corporations in the world.

Um, but this is a fight that has to be fought for folks across Upstate New York who are struggling to get by and deserve better.