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U.S. Representative, 19th Congressional District
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Josh Riley

Candidate for U.S. Representative, 19th Congressional District

Democratic, Working FamiliesIncumbent

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Occupation
U.S. Representative
Campaign website
joshrileyforcongress.com

U.S. Representative for New York's 19th District. An Endicott native, he was a policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Labor and counsel on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and practiced law before Congress.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports eliminating federal taxes on Social Security benefits.

    Policy Positions — Josh Riley for Congress

    Campaign website · Josh Riley for Congress · joshrileyforcongress.com

    “Eliminating federal taxes on Social Security benefits, because Upstate seniors deserve every penny they’ve earned”
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Public safety

  • Supports universal background checks for gun purchases.

    Policy Positions — Josh Riley for Congress

    Campaign website · Josh Riley for Congress · joshrileyforcongress.com

    “Fighting for universal background checks to close dangerous loopholes”
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Economy & jobs

  • Supports banning foreign ownership of American utilities.

    Policy Positions — Josh Riley for Congress

    Campaign website · Josh Riley for Congress · joshrileyforcongress.com

    “Banning foreign ownership of American utilities”
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  • Supports the PRO Act protecting the right to unionize.

    Policy Positions — Josh Riley for Congress

    Campaign website · Josh Riley for Congress · joshrileyforcongress.com

    “Fighting to pass the PRO Act to protect workers’ right to organize and penalize companies that union-bust”
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Health & human services

  • Supports the Women’s Health Protection Act restoring Roe protections.

    Policy Positions — Josh Riley for Congress

    Campaign website · Josh Riley for Congress · joshrileyforcongress.com

    “Pushing to restore the full protections of Roe v. Wade into law by passing the Women’s Health Protection Act”
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Government & transparency

Courts & justice

  • Supports changing cashless bail to give judges more discretion.

    Policy Positions — Josh Riley for Congress

    Campaign website · Josh Riley for Congress · joshrileyforcongress.com

    “New York’s cashless bail policy needs to be changed to give judges more discretion”
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