PC
Peter Chatzky
DD · challenger
3% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 97% from other sources.
3% individuals0% PACs97% other
$12M
raised
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New York · U.S. House · District 17 · 2026
New York District 17 House race
General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · New York District 17 House race
Peter Chatzky has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the New York District 17 House race, 2026 report raising $25.5M between them. Peter Chatzky reports $11.7M and Michael Lawler reports $5.2M, a gap of $6.5M. Of what Peter Chatzky reports, 3% came from individuals and 0% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
Michael Lawler
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 37% from PACs and 61% from individuals.
61% individuals37% PACs2% other
$5.2M
raised
CC
Cait Conley
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 90% from individuals and 10% from PACs.
90% individuals10% PACs0% other
$4.1M
raised
BD
Beth Davidson
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
98% individuals0% PACs2% other
$2.2M
raised
EP
Effie Phillips-Staley
DD · challenger
71% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 29% from other sources.
71% individuals0% PACs29% other
$778K
raised
JR
Jessica Reinmann
DD · challenger
64% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 36% from other sources.
64% individuals0% PACs36% other
$655K
raised
JS
John Sullivan
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
94% individuals0% PACs6% other
$485K
raised
MS
Mike Sacks
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$298K
raised
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JC
John Cappello
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$81K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Small donors & unclassified$91K
Labor / Unions$30K
Banking & Financial$30K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- NORPAC · pac$11K
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC · pac$10K
- BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CIRCLE THE WAGONS PAC · pac$10K
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS · pac$10K
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
44%47%
9% PACs44% individuals47% other
The incumbent's record
Michael Lawler is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
−$172K
−$423K+. up $83K since 2023.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Committee on Financial Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Small donors & unclassified$91K
Labor / Unions$30K
Banking & Financial$30K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Peter Chatzky D · challenger PC | vs | Michael Lawler R · incumbent |
|---|---|---|
| $12M | Raised | $5.2M |
| $789 | Cash on hand | $4.8M |
| 0% | From PACs | 37% |
| 3% | From individuals | 61% |
| Too few to rank | Top donor sector | Banking & Financial |
| No | Incumbent | Yes |