New York 18th District

Pat Ryan (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.

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  Pat Ryan

  Democrat · holds this seat today

  F

  Liberty Score F

  On the liberty side in 51 of 100 votes and bills.

  Raised $5,359,733 since January 2025: 74% from people, 14% transfers and other income, 12% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov

  Every vote behind this grade
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  Jacqueline Auringer

  Republican · family construction firm manager from Kingston

  No grade

  No grade yet

  I have no votes in Congress to count for Auringer, and what Auringer has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 30. A grade needs 4.

  See each one, with its source

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Jacqueline Auringer, on the record

I have no votes in Congress to count for Auringer, so the grade above comes from this list: what Auringer has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.

• June 17, 2026 · StatementTyranny

  In a June 2026 statement on the Iran ceasefire framework she said Iran is dangerous and must never get a nuclear weapon, without naming a policy.

  “Iran is dangerous. No one disputes that. It sponsors terrorism, threatens our allies, and must never get a nuclear weapon.”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  No sanctions, deal terms or strike policy is named, so the words cannot be placed on a side.

  Source: Jackie Auringer for Congress, Statement on the Iran Ceasefire FrameworkDiscuss this
• July 16, 2026 · StatementFree nations

  After Rep. Ryan voted for an amendment to cut military aid to Israel, she criticised the vote as a broad cutoff.

  “He voted for a broad cutoff of military assistance to Israel, and no amount of explaining it away after the fact changes what the amendment actually did.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Opposing a cutoff of military aid to Israel is the with side of this measure.

  Source: Daily Freeman, After vote to block aid to Israel, Ryan says he doesn't want AIPAC backingDiscuss this
• May 12, 2026 · StatementFree markets

  Backing a presidential plan, she said suspending the federal gas tax is a step Congress can take now.

  “suspending the federal gas tax is a step Washington can take right now”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  A named tax cut (the federal gas tax) is with liberty on free markets.

  Source: Jackie Auringer for Congress, Auringer Backs Plan to Suspend Federal Gas TaxDiscuss this
• May 25, 2026 · StatementFree markets

  She opposed a proposed Ulster County income tax surcharge on high earners and said new taxes spread beyond their first targets.

  “Once government creates a new tax, it rarely stops with the people it first claims to target.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Opposing a new higher tax on income is the with side of this measure.

  Source: Mid Hudson News, Auringer, Metzger disagree on proposed Ulster County income tax surchargeDiscuss this
• July 11, 2026 · StatementBorders

  In a statement she said government looking the other way at illegal entry is unfair to those who followed the law, and that enforcement should focus on lawbreakers.

  “But immigration has to be done the right way. When government looks the other way at illegal entry, it punishes the people who followed the law, waited their turn, paid the fees, and came here the right way.”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Enforcing the law against illegal entry is the with side of this measure.

  Source: Daily Freeman, Election 2026: On immigration, Auringer says focus should be on criminal illegalsDiscuss this
• September 2026 · StatementBorders

  On a proposed federal ICE site in Newburgh she said such facilities should not be sited without local input.

  “facilities like this should not be sited without meaningful local input”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  Asking for local input on a site does not say whether she backs or opposes the enforcement itself, so it is left unclear.

  Source: Jackie Auringer for Congress, Auringer Opposes ICE Facility in NewburghDiscuss this

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