Elections · U.S. House, District 17 · New York

Cait Conley

Democrat On the November ballot

On the November ballot

Conley faces Mike Lawler for this seat on November 3, 2026.

Cait Conleythis pageDemocrat · $4.3M

The general-election ballot as recorded October 12, 2026, not a prediction. Certified list: New York State Board of Elections. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.

The whole race

Where the money comes from

16%from small donors

Small donors: 16%$707K
Large donors: 70%$3.0M
PACs: 10%$423K
Party: --
Self-funding: <1%$7K
Other: 4%$181K

Separately, $4.2M in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.

Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.

How to vote in New York

General electionNovember 3, 2026

Register 10 days before the election. Same-day registration is available only on the first day of early voting, at an early-voting site.

All dates and rules

The district they want to represent

People: 778K
Median household income: $126K
Unemployment: 5.4%
Living below the poverty line: 10.7%
Without health insurance: 3.9%

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.

Against the field for this seat

Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, incumbent first and then by name, never in money order.

Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record.

The whole race

Spending to support them

$2.4M

Votevets$1.1M
Veterans, Democratic-aligned
Veterans, Democratic-aligned
Battleground New York$555K
New Democrat Majority$523K
AFT Solidarity$150K
Equality PAC$65K

The top 5 committees of the $2.4M filed in this direction.

Spending to oppose them

$1.8M

Progressive Champions PAC$1.5M
America PAC$231K
No Going Back PAC$88K
The Governing Majority Fund$24K

How these directions are decided

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, through October 9, 2026. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.

Record in office

Conley does not hold a seat in Congress now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here.

That absence is not a position for or against anything.

What the campaign says, on caitconley.com

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.

Cite this page

Project Curia. "Cait Conley: New York House candidate, 2026." Sources: Federal Election Commission candidate and committee filings; National Conference of State Legislatures election dates and voter-registration rules; New York State Board of Elections ballot records; U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Data as of 2026-10-12. /elections/candidate/H-NY-17/H6NY17171

The citation names the source data used for this record.