2026 New York General Election

Alissa Ellman

Buket Urgen

Economy

Public Safety

Healthcare

Energy & the Environment

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Voting & Elections

Education

Claudia Tenney

- Your U.S. Representative represents the interests of your district in the U.S. House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. New York currently has 26 U.S. Representatives.
- U.S. Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a U.S. Citizen for at least seven years before their election and a New York resident. U.S. Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.

Your representative and federal lawmaker in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Taxes

Civil Rights

New York US Representative, District 24

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