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New York 17th

📅 General: November 3, 2026 · Primary: June 23, 2026
C: Lean D S: Lean D I: Lean D
Last updated: Apr 25, 2026 04:48 AM
Poll Leader
No polls
0 candidates polled
Total Money in Race
$18.4M
Combined fundraising
Outside Spending
$1K
Independent expenditures
Corporate Influence
$6K
10 lobbying clients
🧠 Race Intelligence
Safe D
Signal Alignment DEM at 100%
Data Signals
Expert Ratings
DEM
Lean D (unanimous) — Cook: Lean D / Sabato: Lean D / Inside: Lean D
📈 Torres: Net IE: +82K
🏛️ Super PAC Activity in This Race
Committee
Direction
Amount
Supporting Torres
$82K
Opposing Gendebien
$80K
Opposing Gendebien
$78K
ACTIVATE AMERICA
Opposing Lawler
$1K
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $9.7M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $6K in campaign spending in this race.
10
Corporate Clients
$9.7M
Lobbying Spend
$6K
Campaign Spending
66
Lobbyists
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🛡️ Defense & Security 🏥 Healthcare & Pharma ⚡ Energy & Utilities 🏭 Trade & Manufacturing
Company Lobbying $ Campaign $ Candidate
BP AMERICA, INC ⚡ 🏭 🛡️
$7.3M
$1K
LAWLER
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC 🏥 🛡️ 💰
$1.1M
$31
LAWLER
CJ AMERICA, INC.
$500K
$1K
LAWLER
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC 🏥 💰 🛡️
$344K
$31
LAWLER
REN
$200K
$31
LAWLER
PLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA 🏥
$120K
$31
LAWLER
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ADVOCACY PROJECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY 🏥
$30K
$31
LAWLER
ACT INC 🛡️
$10K
$1K
LAWLER
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence. Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide). Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
OCASIO-CORTEZ (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (11 also lobby Congress)
GOOGLE
$25K (378)
APPLE LOBBY+DONATE
$15K (184)
MICROSOFT LOBBY+DONATE
$13K (201)
NVIDIA LOBBY+DONATE
$13K (94)
META
$11K (99)
ORACLE LOBBY+DONATE
$9K (49)
AMAZON
$9K (148)
NEXTEGIC VENTURES
$7K (8)
ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
$7K (2)
HOSPITAL
$7K (125)
JEFFRIES (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (7 also lobby Congress)
CAPITAL GROUP
$63K (36)
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
$14K (4)
DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES
$14K (4)
INTERSYSTEMS
$14K (4)
THE WONDERFUL COMPANY
$14K (4)
ROYAL REALTY
$14K (4)
OBERLAND CAPITAL
$14K (4)
LAW OFFICE OF JASPREET SINGH
$14K (4)
MARQUIS COMPANIES
$14K (4)
ARP
$14K (4)
CHATZKY (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
INKWELL MANAGEMENT
$7K (3)
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
$7K (3)
WAVE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
$7K (2)
ACKER
$4K (1)
WINGATE COMPANIES
$4K (1)
PARAGON GROUP HOLDINGS
$4K (1)
QVT FAMILY OFFICE
$4K (1)
PERFORMANCE LEARNING SYNERGIES
$4K (1)
BARCELONA RESTAURANTS
$4K (1)
PRC
$2K (2)
LAWLER (REPUBLICAN PARTY) Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
HIGH OPPORTUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERS
$50K (17)
PERIGROVE
$21K (6)
CAPITAL REALTY GROUP
$18K (5)
MILLER STRATEGIES
$16K (9)
ENTREPRENEUR
$15K (7)
EMPLOYER
$15K (7)
APOLLO MANAGEMENT
$14K (4)
STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES
$14K (4)
RAINE GROUP
$14K (4)
TULCO
$14K (4)
TORRES (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups
BLACKSTONE
$88K (27)
CEO
$42K (19)
ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT
$34K (10)
KKR
$29K (10)
BNY
$26K (10)
REAL ESTATE
$23K (12)
UNION SQUARE VENTURES
$21K (7)
NEWMARK
$17K (7)
PRESIDENT
$14K (6)
FINANCE
$14K (5)
GENDEBIEN (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
GOOGLE
$13K (12)
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY
$11K (6)
ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH
$7K (3)
ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$7K (10)
TAWANI ENTERPRISES
$7K (6)
ARCS FOUNDATION
$7K (2)
SAGE AUTOMATION
$7K (4)
FRIEDMAN KAPLAN SEILER
$7K (3)
NIMBLESYSTEMS
$7K (12)
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$6K (7)
RYAN (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES LOBBY+DONATE
$28K (16)
KLM EQUITIES
$25K (12)
POWER ROGERS
$24K (9)
WHITE & CASE
$15K (8)
ANDURIL INDUSTRIES
$15K (8)
C&V
$14K (6)
UPSTATE ROOFING AND SIDING
$14K (6)
CLIFFORD LAW OFFICES
$14K (6)
LOEWENSON
$14K (6)
XN
$14K (4)
🔀 6 SPLIT DONORS — Employers whose staff donate to both sides
GOOGLE: OCASIO-CORTEZ $25,161 / GENDEBIEN $13,250. PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES: JEFFRIES $7,000 / RYAN $28,500. LTD X LIZZIE TISCH: JEFFRIES $7,000 / TORRES $14,000 / RYAN $14,000.
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (CD-17)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
$111.8B
Total Awards
18%
Defense ($43.0M)
19,849,399
Population
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Pharmaceutical Preparation Man · $115.5M Commercial and Institutional B · $35.2M Engineering Services · $31.0M Administrative Management and · $13.8M Other Computer Related Service · $12.5M Research and Development in th · $12.1M
Recipient Amount
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT
$537.3M
CHARTWELL RX LLC
$115.2M
ROGERS, WICKER, RYKMAN AND SPEDALE LLC
$50.8M
SUN RIVER HEALTH, INC.
$35.6M
NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
$32.5M
RWE CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
$32.2M
HUDSON TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
$28.3M
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT
$24.6M
Candidate Comparison
Candidate
RCP Avg
Raised
COH
Sm $
Burn
IE For
IE Agst
Chatzky (D)
$11.6M
$5.6M
12%
52%
Lawler (R)
$6.7M
$4.2M
14%
40%
$1K
Financial Breakdown
Chatzky (D)
Total Raised
$11,640,656
Cash on Hand
$5,596,991
Disbursements
$6,043,664
Individual Contributions
$349,151
PAC Contributions
$0
Small Dollar %
12.3%
Burn Rate
51.9%
Net IE Advantage
$0
Lawler (R)
Total Raised
$6,731,833
Cash on Hand
$4,239,053
Disbursements
$2,662,149
Individual Contributions
$2,599,365
PAC Contributions
$1,553,569
Small Dollar %
14.0%
Burn Rate
39.5%
Net IE Advantage
$-1K
📜 Historical Context — New York
Partisan Lean D+20
↘ Trending R+4

NY has a partisan lean of D+20. The state has shifted toward Republicans by 4 points in recent elections. Democrats won 4 of the last 4 Senate races here (avg margin D+38).

Presidential Results
2020 D+22.9
2016 D+23.7
2012 D+29.6
2008 D+28.9
2004 D+18.4
Senate Results
2018 D+33.4
2016 D+39.2
2012 D+40.8
2010 D+38.0