New York 25th District
Joseph Morelle (D) holds this seat and is running again. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Joseph Morelle
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 53 of 124 votes and bills.
Raised $2,247,173 since January 2025: 49% from PACs and other committees, 41% from people, 10% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Virginia McIntyre
Republican · Monroe County legislator, former opera singer
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for McIntyre, and what McIntyre has said and done settles only 1 of my principles. I went through it on October 19. A grade needs 4.
Raised $55,459 since January 2025: 90% from people, 7% from the party, 3% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in New York: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Virginia McIntyre, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for McIntyre, so the grade above comes from this list: what McIntyre has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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She said she declined a call about AIPAC support and described herself as an America kind of girl while noting local support for Israel.
“I tend to be an America kind of girl, but I do understand there's a lot of support for that community.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Her words do not say whether she would back or condition weapons to Israel, so the line settles nothing.
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In 2024 she voted against a feasibility study on public power in Monroe County and said she saw publicly run services fail the poor in Italy.
“I saw the poorest people suffer over and over and over again by not actually getting what we were sold.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A local utility study vote is not one of the named tax, regulation or price control rules, so it is shown but not counted.
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She said sanctuary city policies tie police officers' hands when someone is an immigrant.
“What you're doing is you're basically telling police officers that their hands are tied when somebody is an immigrant.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing sanctuary policies is with liberty on borders.
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