Josh Riley
Campaign promises & positions (2026 race)
Sourced and dated — click through to the source to judge it yourself.
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Promise Campaign Message
“Putting Upstate First. Always.”
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Promise Economy/Utilities
“Introduced the Fair Data Act to require data center developers to fund their own grid infrastructure costs, so ordinary New York families are not forced to subsidize private tech infrastructure.”
WBNG · 2026-08-20 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated
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Position Economy/Utilities
“We're tired of seeing the utility monopolies jack up our rates again and again, then ship our money to foreign parent corporations.”
riley.house.gov press release · 2026-09-14
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Promise Government Ethics
“Refuses to take corporate PAC money.”
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Promise Government Reform
“Referenced his Drain the Swamp Act, which would ban corporate PACs, overturn Citizens United, impose term limits, get rid of partisan gerrymandering and stock trading by politicians.”
Cornell Daily Sun · 2026-09-13 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated
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Promise Healthcare
“I'll work with anyone in either party to fix this. That's what this proposal does. It's a straightforward, bipartisan plan to restore affordable healthcare.”
riley.house.gov press release · 2025-12-04
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Position Immigration
“If you're here and you're working hard and you're paying your taxes and you're following the rules, then you should have an opportunity to pursue the American Dream.”
Cornell Daily Sun · 2026-09-13 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated
Peter Oberacker
Campaign promises & positions (2026 race)
Sourced and dated — click through to the source to judge it yourself.
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Slogan Campaign theme
“Now more than ever, Upstate New York needs a representative who will fight to defend our values.”
AllOTSEGO.com · 2026-02-05 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated
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Position Economy/Cost of living
“We have an increase in utility costs, we have an increase in gas, we have an increase in groceries.”
NY State of Politics (Spectrum News) · 2026-06-10 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated
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Position Governance
“Today, there's so much division, you know, and as a former CEO of a company that I started, you learn that you have to work with people. Now, you may not go have a beer or something afterwards with somebody, you know, along those lines, but you still have to work with people, and you have to work for the betterment of the whole.”
WBNG · 2026-06-16 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated
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Promise Public Safety/EMS
“We had a piece of legislation that I was very proud to move forward. And it was making EMS an essential service.”
WBNG · 2026-06-16 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated
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Position Taxes
“Has focused on delivering results, keeping taxes low, and standing up for the people he represents. He has never created a budget that raised taxes. (per campaign site, as reported by Ballotpedia)”
Ballotpedia News · 2026-07-24 · outlet lean rating: not yet rated