US Midterms 2026
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Claudia Tenney, a Republican who has represented New York's 24th congressional district since 2023 after earlier serving the 22nd district, seeks re-election in 2026 against Democrat Alissa Ellman.
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Alissa Ellman, the Democratic challenger in New York’s 24th Congressional District, is the target of significant support from a super PAC backing her against Republican incumbent Claudia Tenney.
The piece profiles Alissa Ellman, the Democratic challenger for New York’s 24th Congressional District, running against incumbent Rep. Claudia Tenney.
Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Claudia Tenney (NY-24) introduced the bipartisan Internet Reach and Access Now (IRAN) Act. The bill aims to strengthen U.S.
Representative Claudia Tenney (NY-24) has introduced the House companion to the Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act of 2026 (SB 5250).
The piece is a candidate profile for Alissa Ellman, the Democratic challenger for New York’s 24th Congressional District.
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Claudia Tenney was born and raised in New Hartford, New York, the daughter of New York State Supreme Court Justice John R. Tenney and Cynthia Tenney.
She attended New Hartford High School, received a B.A. from Colgate University in 1983, and earned a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1987.
Early in her career she worked for the Consulate General of Yugoslavia, acting as an intermediary between ABC Sports and the Yugoslav government before the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
She later co-owned Mid-York Press, a commercial printing company started by her mother's family, and maintained a private law practice in Clinton.
Tenney became legal counsel and chief of staff to Assemblyman David R. Townsend Jr. in 2002 and won his Assembly seat in 2010, becoming the first woman to represent the district; she served in the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2016.
After losing the 2014 Republican primary for New York's 22nd congressional district to incumbent Richard L. Hanna, she won the seat in 2016 following Hanna's retirement and held it from 2017 to 2019.
Democrat Anthony Brindisi defeated her in 2018, and she won their 2020 rematch by 109 votes after a recanvass, taking office on February 11, 2021.
When redistricting reshaped the map for 2022, she ran in the 24th district, winning the Republican primary with 54% of the vote and the general election with 64%.
Claudia Tenney is the Republican nominee for re-election in New York's 24th congressional district, which runs along the Lake Ontario coast and the upper Finger Lakes and includes Watertown, Oswego, Seneca Falls, and Batavia.
She was re-elected with 65.7% of the vote in 2024 and also appears on the Conservative Party line in 2026. Her Democratic opponent is Alissa Ellman, a former program support assistant at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, who won the Democratic primary with 61.6% of the vote.
The general election takes place on November 3, 2026.
