Roger Hannigan Gilson reports in the Times Union that Democrat Josh Riley announced April 11 that he will try again in 2024 to beat Republican Marc Molinaro to represent the 19th District in Congress. Riley lost by a 1.5 percentage to Molinaro in the 2022 election, and was one of the races that flipped a seat giving the Republicans control of the House of Representatives. Riley is quickly gathering support to ward off other challengers, with the chairs of seven of the 11 county Democratic committees in the 19th District signing a letter of support for his campaign. The 19th Congressional District was previously represented by Democrat Antonio Delgado, who abandoned the job to become lieutenant governor. Democrat Pat Ryan then won a special election to hold the seat for a few weeks, but then ran for the 18th Congressional District after redistricting changed the maps. Molinaro has voted with conservative Republicans in his first months in office. Riley said the difference in rerunning the same election in 2024 is that Molinaro “now has a record to run on.” Daniel Buttermann, of Oneonta, also filed to run in the 19th District in February as a Democrat. Molinaro's campaign released a statement in response to Riley's announcement saying, “There’s nearly 600 days until the 2024 election. I’m focused on delivering bipartisan results for upstate New York. I will run on this record if my opponent is Josh Riley, Daniel Buttermann, or someone who has yet to announce.” Riley lives in the 19th Congressional District near Binghamton, while Molinaro lives outside the district, in Dutchess County. Read more about this story in the Times Union.