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Greene County, NY

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U.S. House, New York District 19
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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Josh Riley
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Opposing tax giveaways to billionaires
  • Ensuring healthcare and relief for working families and seniors
  • Addressing political and economic systems that benefit special interests
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the House 222-209 in November 2025. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
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Peter K. Oberacker
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strengthening the local economy
  • Supporting education and schools
  • Addressing community concerns
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
New York fields are from the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the November 3, 2026 general election (dated September 4, 2026); one person can hold several ballot lines under fusion voting, and additional certified lines are noted in bios.
Governor
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Kathy Hochul
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Hochul is the sitting Governor of New York running for re-election; the campaign site describes her as New York's first mom Governor and notes she previously served as Speaker of the Buffalo Common Council, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Making life more affordable
  • Public safety
  • Expanding opportunity for New Yorkers
Campaign siteFull profile
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Bruce Blakeman
REP
Biography
Bruce Blakeman is the Republican nominee for New York governor and the Nassau County executive, a post he has held since 2022. He was unopposed in the June 23 Republican primary after Rep. Elise Stefanik ended her bid in December 2025. His campaign emphasizes affordability, public safety, and reversing what he calls one-party control in Albany.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower taxes and the cost of living
  • Public safety and support for law enforcement
  • Accountability in Albany
Campaign siteFull profile
Attorney General
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
Letitia James portrait
LJ
Letitia James
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Letitia James is New York's incumbent attorney general and the Democratic nominee for a third term. The first Black woman elected statewide in New York, she campaigns on consumer protection, tenant and worker protections, and holding powerful institutions accountable.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Consumer protection
  • Tenant and worker protections
  • Government and corporate accountability
Campaign siteFull profile
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Saritha Komatireddy
REP
Biography
Saritha Komatireddy is the Republican nominee for New York attorney general, a former federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York who spent over a decade prosecuting terrorism and organized crime cases. She previously served as Chief of Staff of the Drug Enforcement Administration and is a partner at Holtzman Vogel and a Columbia Law School lecturer, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Prosecuting crime
  • Addressing homelessness and street-level mental illness humanely
  • Eliminating corruption and fraud
Campaign siteFull profile
Comptroller
2 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Thomas P. DiNapoli
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
DiNapoli has served as New York State Comptroller since February 2007, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he holds a BA in history from Hofstra University and a master's degree from The New School, worked as a manager in the private sector, and served as president of the board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Nassau County.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Moving the pension fund's investments to net zero emissions by 2040
  • Exposing corruption, fraud and theft of taxpayer dollars
  • Tougher penalties for officials who abuse the public trust and public funds
Campaign siteFull profile
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Joseph Hernandez
REP
Biography
Joseph Hernandez is an entrepreneur, investor and leader in biotechnology, healthcare and advanced technology who came to the United States as a Cuban refugee at age seven, per his campaign site. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, a Master of Science in Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Florida, along with a master's degree from Yale University and a master's in Global Healthcare Leadership from the University of Oxford, per the campaign site. He is running for New York State Comptroller, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Pension performance
  • Fiscal discipline
  • Audit government waste
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Greene County

ZIP 12087 sits in Greene County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Greene County races (3).

New York Supreme Court Justice, 3rd Judicial District
2 candidates
County ▾
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Amy E. Joyce
DEM
Biography
Amy E. Joyce is a New York judge who has presided over Supreme Court matters in Albany County, per a judicial performance profile. No campaign site or additional attributed biographical detail was found as of this research. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
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Jennifer G. Sober
DEM
Biography
Jennifer G. Sober is a Rensselaer County Court judge, elected in 2017. She previously worked as an assistant district attorney in Albany and Rensselaer counties before entering private criminal defense practice, per a legal-records profile. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Voters choose 2 justices. Supreme Court justices are elected by judicial district; the 3rd Judicial District covers Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties, so this race is on every ballot there. Names and party lines follow the State Board of Elections certification for the November 3, 2026 ballot; a name listed on more than one party line is one candidate.
New York Senate District 41
2 candidates
County ▾
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Michelle Hinchey
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Michelle Hinchey is the Democratic incumbent for Senate District 41. They worked as a technology and media executive and as an environmental advocate and grassroots organizer for Environment New York before entering office, per the New York State Senate. They were born and raised in Saugerties and were first elected to the Senate in 2020, per the New York State Senate.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Patrick Sheehan
REP
Biography
Patrick Sheehan is the Republican and Conservative nominee for Senate District 41. They are a lifelong resident of the district who grew up in Rhinebeck, per The Daily Catch. They earned a bachelor's degree from Boston College and a law degree from Albany Law School, and have worked as a business development director, a prosecutor, a marina company president and a real estate broker, per The Daily Catch. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Michelle Hinchey (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Patrick Sheehan (Republican; also on the Conservative line) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Senate District 41; Michelle Hinchey is the sitting member, per the State Senate's member directory. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Greene County is in this district, per the certified district list.
New York Assembly District 102
2 candidates
County ▾
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Janet S. Tweed
DEM
Biography
Janet S. Tweed is running for the 102nd Assembly District, per her campaign site. She is a physical therapist and serves as a village trustee in Delhi, per the site, and is a mother and Rotarian, per the site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • supports the New York Health Act for universal health coverage
  • supports clean, local energy and environmental protection
  • supports reforming rural infrastructure funding
Campaign siteFull profile
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Marcus Molinaro
REP
Biography
Marcus Molinaro is running for the 102nd Assembly District, per City & State New York. He recently left his role leading the Federal Transit Administration and previously served as Dutchess County executive for more than a decade, per City & State New York. He held a State Assembly seat from 2007 to 2011 and was elected to the Village of Tivoli Board of Trustees at age 18, becoming one of the youngest mayors in the country the following year, per City & State New York. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Janet S. Tweed (Democratic; also on the Working Families line), Marcus Molinaro (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for New York Assembly District 102. Not on the November ballot: Chris Tague, the sitting member per the roster. Party nominees were chosen at the June 23 primary or by party designation; independent bodies qualified by petition. The field is the State Board of Elections' amended certification for the general election (September 4, 2026); under fusion voting one person may appear on several ballot lines. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Greene County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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