Representative · New York's 25th district

Joseph D. Morelle

Joseph D. Morelle is a Democratic representative for New York's 25th district, in Congress since 2018. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 13, and cast 449 of 464 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party: Democrat
Chamber: House; Current
In Congress since: Nov 13, 2018
Term ends: Jan 3, 2027

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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

Congress	Roll calls	Missed	Votes with party	Sponsored	Cosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives	675	1.9%13 of 675 · rank 211 of 439	97%449 of 464 · rank 321 of 439	370 became law	35%115 of 332
118th CongressHouse of Representatives	1,222	2.7%33 of 1,222 · rank 196 of 442	96%792 of 826 · rank 268 of 442	310 became law	29%132 of 459
117th CongressHouse of Representatives	997	0.6%6 of 997 · rank 294 of 443	98%560 of 571 · rank 218 of 443	420 became law	9%48 of 534

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.33+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Nay
Jul 15, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 104–314· Against party
H.R. 7892: No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026Yea
Jun 10, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 249–172· Against party
H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting ActYea
May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 308–116· Against party
H.R. 6260: Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025Yea
May 14, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 243–179· Against party
H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025Yea
Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 302–123· Against party
H.Con.Res. 58: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.Yea
Nov 21, 2025· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 285–98· Against party
H.R. 875: Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025Yea
Jun 26, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 246–160· Against party
H.Res. 488: Denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.Yea
Jun 9, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree· Passed 280–113· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to New York's 25th district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026: $1.1B
Per resident: $1,372
Rank in New York: 2 of 26
Contract actions: 3,302; New awards: 2,647

By fiscal year

841.2MFY2017
1.2BFY2018
1.2BFY2019
1.5BFY2020
1.7BFY2021
1.9BFY2022
1.9BFY2023
2.5BFY2024
1.9BFY2025
1.1BFY2026

Top buyers

Department of the Army$512M48%
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy$250.7M24%
Department of Defense
U.S. Special Operations Command$78.2M7.4%
Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency$52.4M5.0%
Department of Defense
Internal Revenue Service$38.4M3.6%
Department of the Treasury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$24.2M2.3%
Bureau of the Fiscal Service$20.5M1.9%
Department of the Treasury
Department of Veterans Affairs$17.4M1.6%

Top recipients

L3HARRIS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.$457.2M43%
93 awards
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$299.9M28%
330 awards
MASTODON DESIGN LLC$60.7M5.7%
7 awards
CONTINENTAL SERVICE GROUP, LLC$60M5.7%
9 awards
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$30.7M2.9%
7 awards
XEROX CORPORATION$20.3M1.9%
63 awards
VMD SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS, LLC$17.4M1.6%
1 award
CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC$11.9M1.1%
42 awards
MACHINE TOOL RESEARCH, INC.$10.2M1.0%
3 awards
GENESIS VISION, INC$10M0.9%
1,309 awards

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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised: $1.8M; through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand: $408K
From committees: $934.9K; 238 committees
From contractor PACs: $268.8K; 64 PACs · 29% of committee money

IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsor	Given	Matched contract recipient	Its contracts, FY2026
general motors companygeneral motors company political action committee (gm pac)	$10K	GENERAL MOTORS LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family	$652.9M
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee	$10K	AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization	—
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)	$10K	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$260.5M
l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac	$10K	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization	$115.4M
american hospital associationamerican hospital association pac	$10K	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.2M
space exploration technologies corp.space exploration technologies corp. pac	$10K	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORPAI match · 100% · the same organization	$6.6M
leidos, inc.leidos inc. political action committee	$10K	LEIDOS, INC.AI match · 99% · the same organization	$1.1B
caci international inccaci international inc political action committee (caci pac)	$10K	CACI INTERNATIONAL INCAI match · 100% · the same organization	$34.1M
the boeing companythe boeing company pac	$9,000	THE BOEING COMPANYAI match · 99% · the same organization	$9B
general electric companygeneral electric company aerospace employee political action committee (ge aerospace pac)	$7,500	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYAI match · 98% · the same organization	$636.3M

By cycle

Cycle	Raised (FEC summary)	From committees	From contractor PACs
2026	$1.8M	$934.9K	$268.8K64 PACs · 29% of committee money
2024	$2.2M	$1.2M	$280.9K64 PACs · 24% of committee money
2022	$2.3M	$1.3M	$258.4K51 PACs · 20% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

House · New York's 25th districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
House · New York's 25th districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
House · New York's 25th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
House · New York's 25th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
House · New York's 25th districtNov 13, 2018 – Jan 3, 2019

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website: morelle.house.gov
Phone: 202-225-3615
Office: 570 Cannon House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)

Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.