New York U.S. House, district 17 · 2026

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

Cait Conley

Raised: $4,318,477
From individuals: $3,751,246
From PACs and other committees: $225,750
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $7,000
Cash on hand: $1,320,176
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $3,221,149 to support and $1,973,319 to oppose.

PROGRESSIVE CHAMPIONS PACagainst $1.5M
VOTEVETSfor $1.1M
BATTLEGROUND NEW YORKfor $698K
NEW DEMOCRAT MAJORITYfor $523K
EDUCATORS UNITED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLSfor $513K
AMERICA PACagainst $243K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 15, 2026.

PAC and committee money

93 committees reported giving $336,974 in all.

ZINC COLLECTIVE PAC$19,833
VOTEVETS$10,000
THE NEXT 50 PAC$10,000
EQUALITY PAC$10,000
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN$10,000
WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERAL$10,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10,000
THE JUNO FUND$10,000

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks

Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $5K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican Incumbent

Michael Lawler

Raised: $10,001,206
From individuals: $3,782,710
From PACs and other committees: $2,389,785
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $2,853,547
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,070,196 to support and $2,716,469 to oppose.

HMPagainst $1.1M
EDF ACTION VOTESagainst $669K
LCV VICTORY FUNDagainst $533K
AMERICA FIRST AGRICULTURE ACTION INC.for $289K
AMERICA PACfor $260K
CENTER FORWARD INITIATIVE INC (CFI)for $200K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 20, 2026.

PAC and committee money

495 committees reported giving $2,117,565 in all.

NORPAC$10,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC$10,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10,000

Tracked networks

Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $10K
Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $8K
Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $6K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)

Cait Conley	Democrat	$4,318,477	$1,320,176	$3,221,149	$1,973,319
Michael Lawler	Republican	$10,001,206	$2,853,547	$1,070,196	$2,716,469

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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