Biography & Campaign Analysis
2026 race
Jacqueline Auringer, a businesswoman listed as Jackie Auringer in the Republican primary, is the Republican nominee in the 2026 election for New York's 18th congressional district.
The district is based in the mid-Hudson Valley and includes all of Orange County and most of Dutchess and Ulster counties. The Republican field had also included former Nassau County human rights commissioner Sharanjit Thind, who withdrew.
The seat is held by Democrat Pat Ryan, who was re-elected with 57.2% of the vote in 2024. In the general election on November 3, 2026, Auringer appears on the Republican and Conservative Party lines against Ryan, who also holds the Working Families Party line.