Current Position: US Representative of NY 19th District since 2021
Affiliation: Republican
Former Position:  New York State Assembly; County executive of Dutchess County
District: Located in New York’s Catskills, Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, and Finger Lakes regions

Marcus J. Molinaro was a member of the Dutchess County Legislature and the New York State Assembly before being elected county executive of Dutchess County, New York in 2011. He was reelected county executive in 2015 and 2019. Molinaro is also a former mayor of Tivoli; when he became mayor at age 19, he was the youngest mayor in the United States.

Molinaro was the Republican nominee for governor of New York in 2018.

Joshua Paul Riley (born January 21, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who is the member-elect for the United States House of Representatives for New York’s 19th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Riley defeated Dutchess County businesswoman Jamie Cheney in the Democratic primary and faced Republican nominee and Dutchess County executive Marc Molinaro in the general election. Molinaro lost the August special election to Pat Ryan for the old 19th district, but was on the ballot again in November for the new 19th district.Molinaro defeated Riley in the general election.

Current Position: US Representative of NY District 19 since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2023 US Senator for DISTRICT 19
Former Position: US Senator

Other Positions:  
Chair, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit – Agriculture

Featured Quote: 
While federal relief programs have helped many, too often, our smaller family-run farm operations are shut out from direct support. I joined @RepJahanaHayes to reintroduce legislation to create a new USDA loan program to better serve farmers during economic crises.

Featured Video: 
Rep. Delgado on Morning Joe

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