UPSTATE ROOTS: Josh Riley Releases First TV Ad of 2024

Josh Riley : "I'm running for Congress with a promise: I'll never take a penny from corporate PACs because I'm fighting for neighborhoods like Birdsall Street - not the special interests"

Josh Riley is coming to a television near you this week, reintroducing his deep roots in Upstate New York with his first ad of the cycle, "Promise."

Part of a six-figure ad buy across broadcast, cable, OTT, and digital, "Promise" highlights Riley's commitment to ending the era of pay-to-play politics that sold out communities like the one that raised him.

DCCC Spokesperson Ellie Dougherty:
"Marc Molinaro has allowed Upstate New York to be bought by his deep pocketed friends and wealthy corporations. Josh Riley is committed to bringing local West Endicott values to Congress - all without accepting a single cent of corporate PAC money along the way."

Watch the full 30-second advertisement here.

POLITICO NY Playbook: On Air Upstate
Emily Ngo | July 16, 2024

• Democratic candidate for Congress Josh Riley is reintroducing himself to upstate voters with a biographical 30-second spot that will hit airwaves beginning today, Playbook has learned.

• Riley, a former U.S. Senate counsel facing off again against Molinaro, is the first Democrat of the general election season to be on TV in the state.

• "Promise" portrays Riley as deeply rooted in the district he seeks to serve, noting he is descended from generations of local factory workers. It's part of an initial six-figure ad buy that includes digital.

• "I'm running for Congress with a promise: I'll never take a penny from corporate PACs because I'm fighting for neighborhoods like Birdsall Street - not the special interests," Riley said in a statement, referencing the street in Endicott that he was raised on.