U.S. House · Nov 3, 2026

New York's 7th district

Candidates are those who filed with the Federal Election Commission for the seat and raised at least $5,000 (incumbents always): the list includes candidates who lost a primary or withdrew. Your ballot is set by your state.

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Candidates and their money

Cumulative receipts reported to the FEC through each candidate's latest report. Shares are of receipts.

IndividualsPACsPartySelf
  1. Claire ValdezDemocratic · Open seat
    $1.7MCash on hand $206.8K · through Jun 30, 2026
  2. Antonio ReynosoDemocratic · Open seat
    $1MCash on hand $18.6K · through Jun 30, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $2,000
  3. Julie Jaehee WonDemocratic · Open seat
    $973.1KCash on hand $182.3K · through Jun 30, 2026
  4. Vichal KumarDemocratic · Open seat
    $191KCash on hand $25.7K · through Jun 30, 2026
  5. Nydia M. VelazquezDemocratic · Incumbent
    $180.3KCash on hand $81.1K · through Jun 30, 2026
    From PACs of federal contractors: $9,500
  6. Priscilla GhaznaviIndependent · Open seat
    $39.5KCash on hand $27.6K · through Sep 30, 2026
  7. Evan Hale HutchisonDemocratic · Challenger
    $15.4KCash on hand $1,225 · through Mar 31, 2026

The sitting member's record

Recorded votes in the current Congress. Activity measures are volume and attendance, not a grade.

Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7
With party
100%
450/451
Missed
5.3%
36/675
Bills sponsored
46
0 became law
Across the aisle
8%
40 of 503 bills cosponsored
Record in Congress
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Federal money in the district

Contracts performed in the district (current boundaries), attributed by ZIP code and county.

Federal contracts in the district

$87M FY2026$115 per resident
20 of 26 districts in NY in FY2026
  1. Department of the Army$25.4M · 29%
  2. Defense Logistics Agency$14.8M · 17%
  3. U.S. Coast Guard$13.7M · 16%
  4. U.S. Customs and Border Protection$9M · 10%
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Grants to the district's counties

The largest grant programs to the counties of the district, each county weighted by the district's share of its residents: an estimate. Grants to state governments are not included.

  1. head start$29M
  2. health center program$15M
  3. hiv emergency relief project grants$13.2M
  4. airport infrastructure grants$5.7M
  5. veterans state nursing home care$4.1M
  6. surface transportation block grant program$2.6M
  7. hiv-related training and technical assistance$2.4M
  8. substance abuse and mental health services projects of regional and national significance$2.1M

Direct payments and insurance (Social Security, Medicare, …): $2.7B (FY2026) · Their size follows who lives in the place (retirees, patients), not annual decisions.

How ballots were counted here

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Official election information

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Several states redrew their districts for 2026: district numbers here follow the FEC filings, maps and money follow the current boundaries.