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U.S. Representative · New York 18th District
Patrick Ryan
DemocratDistrict D+2119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score74#48 of 433 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Patrick Ryan’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office1708 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3218
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 4 signals
- StrongBacks 13 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 13 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 27, H.R. 309, H.R. 323, H.R. 530, H.R. 586 and 8 more.
- Medium15th most moderate of 212 House DemocratsDW-NOMINATE -0.225 vs. the House Democratic median of -0.393: 0.168 toward the Republicans (rank 15 of 212 by distance toward the Republicans).
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (D+2)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. NY-18 has a partisan lean of D+2. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- WeakCompetitive district: NY-18 is D+2NY-18 has a partisan lean of D+2 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 4.1 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Armed ServicesMinority · 14th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations
- Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureMinority · 19th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
- Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Ryan← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.225 is 0.17 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Democratic average- 119th Congress0House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 51–100 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 6387FIRE ActSummary on Congress.gov | No position yetNow in the Senate | 78
| Swing |
| H.R. 4776SPEED ActSummary on Congress.gov |