New York's 19th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

Riley worked as a policy analyst at the Department of Labor focused on communities affected by trade policy, then practiced public interest law, representing the American Academy of Pediatrics in civil rights litigation over health care access, per the campaign site. He later served as general counsel to U.S. Senator Al Franken on the Senate Judiciary Committee, working on domestic violence and opioid legislation, before returning to private practice handling constitutional litigation and veterans' benefits cases, per the campaign site.

Oberacker began working in his family's meat market as a child and later ran Spicey Pete's Meat Market with his father after graduating from SUNY Delhi, per the official Senate biography. He built a career as a research chef and food scientist specializing in ingredient formulations for beef, pork and poultry products, per the official Senate biography. He served on the Maryland Town Board, as Maryland Town Supervisor and as an Otsego County representative before his election to the state Senate, per the official Senate biography.