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Congressman Josh Riley represents New York’s 19th District. A fifth-generation Upstate New Yorker, he has served in public and private legal roles, including as general counsel to a U.S. Senator and policy analyst at the Department of Labor. He also clerked on the Ninth Circuit and practiced at Boies Schiller Flexner and Jenner & Block. A graduate of William & Mary and Harvard Law, Josh focuses on rebuilding infrastructure, lowering costs, and advancing bipartisan, practical governance.

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Watch Josh's newest TV ad, “Monopoly,” which focuses on one of the biggest challenges across the district: the rising cost of housing and how hard it has become for working families to buy a home.

In Monopoly, you win by buying up property, raising the price, and collecting the profits. But housing isn’t a board game—it’s where people build their lives.

 The ad highlights the growing role of Wall Street investors in the housing market and Josh’s belief that families should get a fair shot at buying a home before big investors looking to squeeze out another profit.

 That’s why Josh is working in Congress to lower housing costs, help working families buy homes, and push back on large investors buying up more and more of our neighborhoods.

Because a home is more than an investment on a spreadsheet. It’s where you raise your kids. It’s where you build a family. It’s where you put down roots and become part of a community. And Josh is fighting to make sure working families—not Wall Street—have a real shot at the American Dream.

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Watch Josh Riley's newest ad, Every Parent, focused on Josh's work to lower healthcare costs and make sure families can actually afford the care they need.

 For too many families, healthcare has become another bill they have to worry about every month — whether it’s prescription costs, insurance premiums, or simply being able to afford a doctor’s visit when someone gets sick.

 Josh believes that people shouldn’t have to choose between getting the care they need and paying their other bills. That’s why in Congress he’s fighting to lower costs, protect access to care, and take on the insurance companies and corporate interests that profit when families pay more.

“Bills,” which highlights Josh’s work to lower utility costs and take on the powerful utility monopolies that continue to raise rates on Upstate families.

This is an issue we hear about everywhere we go in the district, and Josh has been focused on finding real ways to bring these costs down. He’s introduced legislation to ban foreign corporations from owning American utilities, stop utility executives from getting big bonuses while raising rates on customers, and help families weatherize their homes and save up to $400 a year. He’s also been pushing back directly against proposed rate hikes from NYSEG, RG&E, and Central Hudson and working to hold these companies accountable for what families are paying.

The message behind the ad is pretty simple: Upstate families deserve lower utility bills—not bigger profits for utility monopolies.

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