Joseph D. Morelle

Democrat. Harris won New York in 2024. Flagged as a 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 71; Born April 29, 1957.
Lean: D+10; Solidly Democratic. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2018; Served since November 13, 2018.
Cash on hand: $468K; $468,122. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Virginia E McIntyre (R, Conservative). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Won with 63.3%

June 23. Next: Robin Wilt, 30.6%, and one other.

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Hakeem Jeffries, Working Families Party.

None on record: Justice Democrats, Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC, Democratic Socialists of America.

What a race here costs

TV: Rochester, 436,000 homes. The district is 74% of the market.

2026 primary: $2.3M spent, $58.57 a vote

2024 general: $1.3M spent, $3.57 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Ranking Member of the House Administration Committee

Committees: Appropriations · House Administration · Joint Committee on the Library · Joint Committee on Printing

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 60.78%
Victory margin: +21.62 pts
Harris, 2024: 58.66% · +18.44 pts

Margin 3.18 points above Harris. Vote share 2.11 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Gregg A. Sadwick. Returns · Harris baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$1.4M	33%	$160K
2022	$2.3M	39%	$53K
2024	$2.2M	24%	$380K

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 1
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 3
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 23
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 13
Conservative average, out of 100: 10.2
Progressive average, out of 100: 93.3 (LCV 96, Progressive Punch 94, Stop Corruption Now 90)
IAP Action score, immigration: -73, rank 254 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: F

Read October 31, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.