Who's running in New York's 24th congressional district
2 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
2 candidates · ballot order · Claudia Tenney currently holds this seat
Medium confidenceMedium confidenceThe candidate's stated positions and basic record are documented, but coverage is thin — often little independent reporting, or criticism from only one side.What would raise it: More independent reporting, a documented voting record, or published criticism from a named opponent would raise this.
What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
Support for upstate New York businesses.
Constituent services, which her campaign puts at the centre of its case.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
U.S. Representative for the 24th District since January 2023; previously represented a New York district from 2017 to 2019.
Member of the New York State Assembly before Congress.
Her campaign reports 150 or more constituent events, over 1,000 constituent cases closed, 140 or more votes explained publicly, 24 bills introduced, 23 bills she backed passing the House and five she championed signed into law.
Also carries the Conservative Party line on the November ballot.
Arguments in favor
She publishes her reasoning rather than only her votes: a standing "My Votes Explained" page on her official site sets out why she voted as she did, which few members do.
— Office of Rep. Claudia Tenney
She runs tele-town halls that reach the whole of a large rural district at once, announcing dates publicly so constituents across the counties can join without travelling.
— Office of Rep. Claudia Tenney
Arguments against
She will not meet constituents in an open room: her last in-person town hall for this district was in 2023 and only her second since taking it over — "not one town hall, not one listening session, not one opportunity for constituents to speak directly to her", which is why constituents petitioned for one.
— Constituents organising through MoveOn, and letters published in Oswego County Today
Her record shows she is "not legislating for Oswego County but rather for Donald Trump", while constituents raise Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, tariffs, temporary worker programmes, energy costs, broadband and veterans' support without getting answers.
— A letter published by Oswego County Today
What we couldn’t verify
Whether she has held an in-person town hall since 2023 was not established from the sources found.
Her committee assignments were not established from the sources found.
No Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee page about her by name was found; the case above comes from constituents and local letters rather than from her opponent.
Appeared at a Senate policy briefing in March 2025 and in national broadcast interviews in April 2025.
Campaign based in Lockport.
Also carries the Working Families Party line on the November ballot.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
No published criticism of Ellman by name could be found: not from Claudia Tenney or her campaign, not from the National Republican Congressional Committee, and not from Mohawk Valley or Finger Lakes news coverage. Because no case against her exists on the record, none is presented for her either, rather than showing her own campaign's case unanswered.
Her positions and record were not stated in material available beyond her campaign site.
Her fundraising totals were not reported in material available.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
New York held its primary on June 23, 2026. Republican incumbent Claudia Tenney, who also carries the Conservative Party line, faces Democrat Alissa Ellman, who also carries the Working Families line, in this large district running across the northern and western parts of upstate New York. New York allows fusion voting. The 2026 elections use the congressional map enacted on February 28, 2024. Roster from the New York qualifying lists as reported by Politics1 and Wikipedia. Neither candidate is listed with arguments for or against here: no published criticism of either candidate by name from someone opposing them could be found, and setting out a case against one and not the other would tilt the page.
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