# Josh Riley

Josh Riley is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 19th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 19th district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: R000622
- FEC candidate IDs: H8NY22177

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000622 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0.4% of Riley’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 6.6%).

## What Riley says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,099 classified statements: 997 posts on X, 57 newsletters, 27 press releases, 18 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Riley | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 6.6% | 211 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 11.7% | 27.5% | 206 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 82.7% | 73.2% | 15 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 12.4% | 9.8% | 48 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 30.8% | 22.7% | 36 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 1.9% | 142 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 23% (House Democrats 8.8%); Health 23% (House Democrats 26%); Energy 22% (House Democrats 5.3%); Commerce 18% (House Democrats 5.1%); Labor and Employment 13% (House Democrats 7.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.61 (standard error 0.01), from 7,883 donors and 662 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 89% (96.4%). 55 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 21 bills: 21 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 446. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10804: Utility Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-10-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10804
- H.R. 10696: Ad-Free Means Ad-Free Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10696
- H.R. 10635: Saving Rural Reservoirs Act (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10635
- H.R. 10598: Improving Rural Transportation Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10598
- H.R. 10284: Smart Meter Data Privacy Protection Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10284
- H.R. 9875: Protecting Childcare from Private Equity Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9875
- H.R. 9655: FAIR Data Act (in committee, 2026-07-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9655
- H.R. 8350: No Taxes on Utility Bills Act (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8350
- H.R. 7949: NSF Plant Biology Act (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7949
- H.R. 7149: Veteran Housing Promise Act (in committee, 2026-01-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7149

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $6.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 13% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 48% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRileyNY/status/2114790611773689981
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRileyNY/status/2114822944610234645
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRileyNY/status/2113990140968436080
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRileyNY/status/2113657729055142202
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRileyNY/status/2113684283005227256
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRileyNY/status/2113338677359530118
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRileyNY/status/2113385203913859583
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRileyNY/status/2112935232491966968
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRileyNY/status/2112979653451526496
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRileyNY/status/2113026195381960984

## Links

- Official site: https://riley.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRileyNY
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRileyNY
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepRileyNY
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000622

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000622