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2026 race · follow the money

New York U.S. House District 20

2 filings report $1.3M raised, and outside groups reported $10 in independent spending for or against them. Compare where each campaign's money came from and who spent to help or hurt it.

The count.

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Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

CandidateRaisedIndividualsPACsOwn moneySpentCashOutside forOutside against
Paul David TonkoDemocrat · Filed as incumbent$1.2M34%66%0%$1.4M$491K$10—
Ralph AmbrosioRepublican · Filed as challenger$62K80%3%16%$54K$7,343——

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

Each campaign.

  • Sitting member of Congress · Paul Tonko

    In the U.S. House (NY-20) since 2009 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

    • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
    • 2 committees: Budget, Energy and Commerce · 3 subcommittees
    • 206 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

    Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H8NY21203) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

    Raised
    $1.2M
    Spent
    $1.4M
    Cash on hand
    $491K
    • Individuals 34% $426K
    • PACs & other committees 66% $819K
    • Other receipts 0.2% $2,546

    Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

    Outside groups: $10 supporting · $0 opposing

    Biggest spenders supporting

    1. SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC $10

    Largest direct PAC contributions

    1. CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSUnion PAC · United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America $10K
    2. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $10K
    3. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PACTrade association PAC · National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (nreca) $10K

    Where the money went $823K in itemized spending

    These itemized payments cover $823K of the $1.4M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

    • Advertising & outreach 3% $28K
    • Consultants & strategy 16% $131K
    • Staff & payroll 16% $135K
    • Fundraising & processing fees 53% $439K
    • Polling, research & data 3% $23K
    • Travel, meals & events 2% $20K
    • Office, technology & overhead 2% $15K
    • Legal & compliance 0.1% $619
    • Other or unclassified 4% $33K

    Largest payees

    1. ECKERT & ASSOCIATES $108K
    2. DITTO CONSULTING, INC. $95K
    3. ROSE PRESS INC. $73K
    4. NEW BLUE INTERACTIVE LLC $49K
    5. NYRA GROUP SALES $37K

    Paid to individuals: $232K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

    Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (707 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

    Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

  • Raised
    $62K
    Spent
    $54K
    Cash on hand
    $7,343
    • Individuals 80% $49K
    • PACs & other committees 3% $1,885
    • Party committees 1.0% $600
    • Candidate's own money & loans 16% $10K

    Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

    No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

    Where the money went $19K in itemized spending

    These itemized payments cover $19K of the $54K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 24, 2026.

    • Advertising & outreach 48% $9,180
    • Consultants & strategy 12% $2,382
    • Fundraising & processing fees 3% $500
    • Travel, meals & events 6% $1,100
    • Other or unclassified 31% $5,990

    Largest payees

    1. TACTICAL GROUP, LLC $4,664
    2. FAIRWAYS OF HALFMOON $2,477
    3. 48HOURPRINTING $1,990
    4. YARD SIGNS PLUS $1,921
    5. META $1,736

    Paid to individuals: $1,664, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

    Payments dated Jan 30, 2026 to Jun 24, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (23 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

    Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Jack Fu.

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FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.