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U.S. House, District 18: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

These votes help set U.S. taxes and pay for public services.

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Data last updated: Oct 15, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Pat Ryan

Pat Ryan

U.S. House · New York District 18

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Jackie Mary Auringer

Jackie Mary Auringer

Running for U.S. House · New York District 18

NationalRepublican

Pat RyanCurrent repJackie Mary AuringerChallenger

Job fit

We haven't found background facts for either candidate yet.

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Pat Ryan

No stated positions on file yet.

Jackie Mary Auringer

  • Cost of living & jobs
    Pledges to "cut wasteful spending," "lower taxes and ease the burden on working families," and "stop policies that make New York harder to afford." 1
  • Immigration
    Said Albany Democrats "did not make immigration enforcement more humane, they made it more chaotic" by blocking local jails from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. 2

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Guns, Crime & safety, Climate & energy

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How they voted on top issues

Pat Ryan

  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 3
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (3 of 3 votes) 3
  • Abortion and reproductive care → Protecting access (2 of 2 votes) 3

Jackie Mary Auringer

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Pat Ryan

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorslabor unionsindustry associationsother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$246Klarge donors$3.4Mlabor unions$186Kindustryassociations$89Kotherpoliticians$76KOther kinds ofdonors$117K$4.6M raised
$245,6254Small individual donors
$3,358,5054Large individual donors

Jackie Mary Auringer

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)
small donors$11Klarge donors$70Kotherpoliticians$4Kpolitical allies(same party)$1K$91K raised
$10,9155Small individual donors
$69,9835Large individual donors

Checks

Pat Ryan

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Jackie Mary Auringer

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. winwithjackie.com used in: Top issues
  2. winwithjackie.com used in: Top issues
  3. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money