GOTV Intel

Peter K. Oberacker

State Senator, New York Senate District 51 · Candidate for New York 19th Congressional District · Republican

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · New York 19th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: New York State Board of Elections — Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election, dated 2026-09-02: USH19, Peter K. Oberacker (Republican; Conservative) · read Sep 24, 2026

Running for New York 19th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 1 other candidate, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What New York 19th Congressional District covers

Covers all of Delaware County, Otsego County, Sullivan County, Chenango County, Broome County, Greene County, Columbia County and Tompkins County; parts of Ulster County, Rensselaer County and Cortland County.

Map of New York 19th Congressional District with 550 precincts

550 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "New York 2024 Congressional Plan" (Enacted by the NY State Legislature Feb 28, 2024 (Senate 45-17, Assembly 115-33) after rejecting the Independent Redistricting Commission's Feb 15, 2024 plan (Hoffmann v. IRC, court order Dec 12, 2023); signed by Gov. Hochul Feb 28, 2024); 2026 status: In effect for the 2024 through 2032 elections; the lines used for the Nov 2024 general and in effect for Nov 3, 2026. Official file https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2024/CD/.zip

Key Votes

The record

  • A11560: Responsible Data Center Development Act (one-year moratorium on large data center permits; new rate classes) · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 43–17 (1 absent, 2 excused) · Passed Senate · 2025-2026 session

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S138: Medical Aid in Dying Act · voted NayClose vote

    Senate floor vote · tally 35–27 (1 excused) · Passed Senate; signed by Governor · 2025-2026 session

    Jun 9, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S3003D: FY2025-26 budget: Aid to Localities · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 44–18 · Passed Senate · 2025-2026 session

    May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S3006C: FY2025-26 budget: education, labor, housing and family assistance (ELFA) Article VII bill · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 44–18 · Passed Senate · 2025-2026 session

    May 8, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S3008C: FY2025-26 budget: transportation, economic development and environmental conservation (TED) Article VII bill · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 40–22 · Passed Senate · 2025-2026 session

    May 7, 2025 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S7694A: Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act · voted Yes

    Senate floor vote · tally 61–0 (1 excused) · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    Jun 6, 2024 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S2129B: Climate Change Superfund Act (climate change adaptation cost recovery program) · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 43–17 (2 excused) · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    May 7, 2024 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S8306C: FY2024-25 budget: education, labor, housing and family assistance (ELFA) Article VII bill · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 36–24 (1 absent, 2 excused) · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    Apr 19, 2024 · Official · New York State Senate · source
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  • S8308C: FY2024-25 budget: transportation, economic development and environmental conservation (TED) Article VII bill · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 42–17 (4 excused) · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    Apr 18, 2024 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S2016B: NY HEAT Act (aligns utility regulation with climate targets; repeals gas '100-foot rule') · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 40–22 (1 excused) · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    Mar 19, 2024 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S3505B: Even-year local elections outside New York City · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 39–23 (1 excused) · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    Jun 9, 2023 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S7551A: Clean Slate Act (automatic sealing of certain convictions) · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 37–25 (1 excused) · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    Jun 9, 2023 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S1163A: New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 41–21 (1 excused) · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    Jun 8, 2023 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S2129: Climate Change Superfund Act (earlier version) · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 41–20 (2 excused) · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    Jun 7, 2023 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S2016: NY HEAT Act (earlier version) · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 39–23 (1 excused) · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    Jun 6, 2023 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S4006C: FY2023-24 budget: education, labor, housing and family assistance (ELFA) Article VII bill · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 39–24 · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    May 2, 2023 · Official · New York State Senate · source
  • S108A: Equal protection constitutional amendment (Equal Rights Amendment) · voted Nay

    Senate floor vote · tally 43–20 · Passed Senate · 2023-2024 session

    Jan 24, 2023 · Official · New York State Senate · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 25
Raised
$1,237,179cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$392,868cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$844,311cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$100,000cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · PETER FOR NY INC: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · PETER FOR NY INC: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $1,237,178.98 this cycle · spent $844,311.42 · cash on hand $392,867.56 · debts owed by the committee $100,000.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $455,096.53 (37%); PACs and other political committees $249,000.00 (20%); Party committees $10,000.00 (1%); Transfers from authorized committees $385,188.46 (31%); Loans made or guaranteed by the candidate $130,000.00 (11%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): general consulting $235.8K; direct mail $97.4K; individuals (staff, contractors, reimbursements) $68.0K; compliance/treasurer $52.1K; legal $20.4K; media/ad buying $12.0K.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
  • Financial disclosure · Candidate report 2025

    Candidate report (2025), covering 01/01/2024–10/01/2025; filed 01/15/2026. Reports 11 assets; highest reported ranges: Sparrow Hawk Vineyards LLC $250,001–$500,000; New York Life IndexFlex Annuity $100,001–$250,000; NYLI Balanced Fund Class A (MBNAX) New York Life SEP IRA $100,001–$250,000; New York Life Custom Whole Life Insurance 1 $50,001–$100,000; 7 others at or below $50,001–$100,000. Liabilities: Loan on a skid steer machine (CNH Industrial Capital) $15,001–$50,000. Earned income: Salary, State of New York $142,000.00. Also: 2 positions listed (e.g. Exterior Firefighter, EMT First Responder, Chaplin, C.H. Graham Hose Company); 1 source(s) paying over $5,000; 1 agreement(s).

    Jan 15, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Financial disclosure · NY Annual Statement CY2024, amended (state senator)

    New York Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure for calendar year 2024 (amended), posted by COELIG as a redacted scan (25 pp.). Itemized contents not transcribed in this pass; open the filing.

    Official · NY Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (filed with the Legislative Ethics Commission)
  • Financial disclosure · NY Annual Statement CY2025 (state senator)

    New York Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure for calendar year 2025 (State Senator), filed with the Legislative Ethics Commission and posted by COELIG (redacted). Positions: Vice President and Secretary, Sparrowhawk Vineyards LLC (licensed by the NYS Liquor Authority); spouse listed as President of the same LLC (venue). Income (Table I): spouse salary, Sparrowhawk Vineyards LLC, category D ($5,000 to under $20,000); own NYS salary, category H ($100,000 to under $150,000). Retirement interests: three New York Life annuity/SEP accounts (Table II categories H–I). Real property: a 75-acre parcel, 50% owned (location withheld). Liabilities, gifts and reimbursements: not applicable. Party position: Town of Maryland Republican Committee.

    Official · NY Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (filed with the Legislative Ethics Commission)

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Peter

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $0 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $7,100–$9,900; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $1,650. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Sep 22, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)
  • Google/YouTube ads · Josh Riley for Congress (opposing)

    Josh Riley for Congress — opposing this candidate (evidence: competing campaign). 8 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $7,100–$9,900 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 8 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 22, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $0 supporting, $1,650 opposing, across 1 reports.

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“this isn’t just bad billing — it’s borderline criminal and we need answers.”
How Battles Over Utility Costs Have Become Critical in the Race for NY-19 - The Cornell Daily SunSep 17, 2026 · Press · The Cornell Daily Sun · source
“I have always condemned and fought against antisemitism, which is why I was appointed to the New York Republican Anti-Semitism Task Force and why I have sponsored multiple bills to combat it”
Oberacker blast Riley for not accepting 11 debate challenge | Hudsonvalley360.com | dailygazette.comAug 31, 2026 · Press · The Daily Gazette · source
“I've accepted multiple debates from various organizations across the district because voters deserve to see us defend our records and lay out our vision for the future.”
Oberacker blast Riley for not accepting 11 debate challenge | Hudsonvalley360.com | dailygazette.comAug 31, 2026 · Press · The Daily Gazette · source
“Results matter. That’s why I have introduced several bills as a part of my utility ratepayer bill of rights.”
Trump-endorsed state Sen. Peter Oberacker wins New York GOP primary raceJun 24, 2026 · Press · Fox News · source
“They say there are two things you should never see being made: laws and sausage. Well, I know both.”
Trump-endorsed state Sen. Peter Oberacker wins New York GOP primary raceJun 24, 2026 · Press · Fox News · source
“I think it’s an affirmation of the skill set I possess, being a former businessman, being a county legislator, being a town supervisor and being, ultimately, a state senator”
Oberacker wins GOP nomination in NY-19Jun 24, 2026 · Press · Spectrum News State of Politics · source
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“Because soil is our common ground”
NYS Senator Oberacker launches bid to unseat Riley in NY-19Oct 7, 2025 · Press · WAMC · source
“He voted against the American worker when he voted to keep taxing your tips, taxing your overtime and taxing your social security”
NYS Senator Oberacker launches bid to unseat Riley in NY-19Oct 7, 2025 · Press · WAMC · source
“wearing flannel does not make you a farmer”
NYS Senator Oberacker launches bid to unseat Riley in NY-19Oct 7, 2025 · Press · WAMC · source
“We need more leaders who remember where they came from, not those who show up just for the cameras or treat our farmlands as nothing more than a photo op”
Oberacker enters competitive New York race for Congress against RileyOct 6, 2025 · Press · Times Union · source

Interviews and Published Statements

  • State Sen. Peter Oberacker, GOP Congressional candidate in NY-19 - 607 News Now

    Radio/podcast interview · 607 News Now

    Jun 19, 2026 · Press · 607 News Now · source
  • Peter Oberacker Outlines Priorities in NY-19 Congressional Race

    Video interview · WJFF Radio Catskill Excerpts from GOTV Intel's transcription (from YouTube automatic captions, read in-page; fillers such as 'uh' removed): [0:37] “They say there are two things you should never see being made. Laws and sausage. Well I do know both.” [2:28] “I break it down to what I call country sense, not common sense, because common sense isn't so common anymore.” [3:03] “What I hope to be able to bring and truly educate Washington is, you know, the fact that I travel 18 miles one way to get groceries.”

    Jun 15, 2026 · Press · WJFF Radio Catskill · source

In the News

Press coverage

Show all 11 articles

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign Websitepeterforny19.comFull-page screenshot of the campaign website, captured 2026-09-24 12:36 UTC. Public metrics: not applicable (website).Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · campaign websiteSelf-published
  • Facebookfacebook.com/PeterforNY19Public metrics as displayed to a logged-out visitor at capture (2026-09-24 12:55 UTC): 8.6K followers · 429 following.Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Facebook page Peter Oberacker (campaign)Self-published

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • U.S. Representative · NY-19

    Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · New York State Board of Elections

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_9jqz6ckcc.

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