1. Joshua Paul Riley was born on January 21,1981 and is an American politician and lawyer who serves as the US Representative for New York's 19th congressional district since 2025.
11 Facts About Josh Riley
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Josh Riley's district covers the southeastern part of Upstate New York, including rural areas along with the cities of Ithaca and Binghamton.
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Joshua Paul Riley was born on January 21,1981, in Endicott, New York, to Paul and Barbara Riley.
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In 2004, Josh Riley enrolled at Harvard Law School, where he worked as a Heyman Fellow on the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
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Josh Riley volunteered for a legal aid clinic to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
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Josh Riley graduated with a Juris Doctor in 2007 and was presented the Dean's Award for Community Leadership from then-Dean of Harvard Law School and current US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.
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Josh Riley then clerked for Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California.
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Josh Riley later returned to Boies Schiller Flexner, where he became a partner and remained until 2021.
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In November 2021, Josh Riley declared his candidacy for Congress in New York's 22nd congressional district, challenging incumbent Republican US Representative Claudia Tenney.
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Josh Riley defeated Dutchess County businesswoman Jamie Cheney in the Democratic primary and faced Republican nominee and Dutchess County executive Marc Molinaro in the general election.
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Josh Riley defeated Molinaro in a rematch in the general election.