Phillip Pantuso reports in the Times Union that before this year's primary election, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is adding Josh Riley to its “Red to Blue” program for “top-tier candidates” who could retain or flip competitive swing districts in the House of Representatives. Riley lost to inbumbent Republican Marc Molinaro in 2022, and Ballotpedia says faces fellow Democrats Dan Buttermann and John Cerullo are also running against Riley in a primary election in June for the 19th Congressional District seat. Buttermann previously ran for the state Assembly. Riley, an attorney in the private and governmental sectors, lost by 1.5 points to Molinaro in 2022, flipping the New York seat to Republicans, and helping them get a very narrow majority in the House. So far, Molinaro has raised $2.2 million and Riley has $2 million in new campaign funds. Riley said of the backing, “Local, state and national leaders are backing our campaign because they know upstate New York will decide control of the House, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.... While career politician Marc Molinaro is selling us out to the special interests buying his votes, I’m fighting to strengthen the middle class, protect Social Security and defend a woman’s right to choose. Voters are ready for change, and that’s why we will win this November.” Voting in the primary election is in June, unless delayed because New York state still has not drawn the Congressional District lines. Read more about this story in the Times Union.