Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, NY-25
Joseph D Morelle
American politician (born 1957)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +23.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Joseph D. Morelle is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 25th congressional district since 2018.
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A Democrat, he was formerly a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 136th Assembly district, which includes eastern portions of the City of Rochester and the Monroe County suburbs of Irondequoit and Brighton. Speaker Sheldon Silver appointed him as majority leader of the New York State Assembly in January 2013 and Morelle served as acting speaker in the Speaker's absence.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- April 29, 1957 (age 69)
- Education
- Eastridge High School, 1975
- State University of New York at Geneseo, Bachelor of Arts, 1986
- Occupation
- Not on file
- In Congress
- 5 House terms, since November 13, 2018
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, NY-25. Won.
- Joseph Morelle Democratic · winnern/a
- Joseph Morelle Working Families · winnern/a
- Joseph Morelle Total · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +23.6, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: JOE MORELLE FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
7.7% of the $918,407 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)3.1%$70,630
- Individuals, itemized37.7%$847,777
- Other political committees (PACs)48.7%$1,093,475
- Party committees0.0%$100
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts10.5%$235,191
Employers donors listed
- UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER$35,40039 contributions
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$18,55032 contributions
- OSTROFF ASSOCIATES$14,0004 contributions
- BLACKSTONE$10,5003 contributions
- CONSTELLATION BRANDS$10,5003 contributions
- EOPTIC$10,5003 contributions
- WILMORITE CONSTRUCTION$10,5004 contributions
- ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH$9,25011 contributions
- LONG ISLAND THORACIC SURGERY$7,5003 contributions
- ANTHROPIC$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash db4356a5a095
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations
2 subcommittees
- Defense
- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- House Committee on House AdministrationRanking Member
1 subcommittees
- Modernization and Innovation
- Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
- Joint Committee on Printing
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 39 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 341 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.Res. 1649: Expressing support for the designation of the first full week of November as "National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week".Introduced November 5, 2026. Latest action November 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- H.R. 10891: Scams Tax Relief ActIntroduced October 22, 2026. Latest action October 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 10451: Emergency Grant Aid for College Students ActIntroduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 10171: Improving Health Through Integrated Food and Nutrition Services at Federally Qualified Health Centers ActIntroduced August 27, 2026. Latest action August 27, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10058: Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026Introduced August 6, 2026. Latest action August 6, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- H.R. 10032: No Payoffs for Pardons ActIntroduced August 3, 2026. Latest action August 3, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash dc160f333606
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- morelle.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-3615
- Washington office
- 570 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3225
- Campaign email
- info@votemorelle.com · source
- Social
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 8:05 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, NY-25 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, NY-25 · General · won · 152,022 votes (53.8%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, NY-25 · General · won · 206,396 votes (59.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2018U.S. House, NY-25 · General · won · 159,244 votes (59.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 1991 to 2018member of the New York State Assembly Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q6285623). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · News about this race
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York&oldid=1384236366
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 8:05 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Morelle
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6285623
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8NY25105/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Morelle_parade.JPG
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joseph_Morelle_marching.jpg
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