Republican U.S. Rep. Marc Molinaro raised $447,701 in the fourth quarter of 2023, totaling nearly $2.2 million throughout the year, the congressman's reelection campaign announced Thursday morning.
Molinaro, who represents New York's 19th Congressional District, formally announced his bid for a second term last week.
Molinaro’s Democratic opponent from 2022, Josh Riley, is seeking a rematch after losing to Molinaro by only 2 points. Riley, a former congressional aide and law clerk for the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, said recently that he raised $696,556 in the fourth quarter of 2023, and enters 2024 with more than $1.45 million cash on hand. Democrat Dan Buttermann, who previously ran for the state Assembly, has also filed to run for the seat.
The 19th Congressional District stretches from the Massachusetts border west to include parts of the Hudson Valley and Southern Tier, and includes the cities of Binghamton and Ithaca. It is part of a trifecta of House races in the Hudson Valley that were close in the 2022 midterm elections.
Since Republicans flipped two of those seats, and with the GOP having a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, the region will likely see major support and attention from both parties next year as control of the chamber could be in play once again.
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