New York House District 15 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
Ritchie Torres won · 76.8% to 10.6%, with an estimated 90% of the vote counted · Called by AP on Nov 3
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Andre Easton (independent), Ritchie Torres (Democrat), Jose Vega (Democrat) and Stylo Sapaskis (Republican) are the nominees for New York's 15th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Ritchie Torres is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Andre Easton's campaign had raised $94,000 (through October 14, 2026), Ritchie Torres's campaign $7.2 million (through October 14, 2026) and Jose Vega's campaign $345,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $3.8 million for Ritchie Torres and $0 against.
Andre Easton (IND), Ritchie Torres (DEM, incumbent), Jose Vega (DEM), Stylo Sapaskis (REP).
3 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy.
Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Andre Easton (IND)
Raised
$94K through 2026-10-14individuals $90K · PACs $0 · cash on hand $828
PROTECT PROGRESS— $1.4M supporting TorresLargest donors:
FAIRSHAKE $33.0M (>99%) (its largest donors: RIPPLE LABS INC. $48.0M, an organization; COINBASE $25.0M, an organization; COINBASE COMMERCE (EXCHANGE) $8.2M, an organization); RIPPLE LABS INC. $250K (1%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)THINK BIG— $1.1M supporting TorresLargest donors:
LEADING THE FUTURE $22.5M (98%); Ronald Conway $500K (2%), SV Angel, FounderEQUALITY PAC— $612K supporting TorresLargest donors:
TORRES VICTORY FUND $2.3M (26%) (its largest donors: ABORN, KARA $5.9M); PETROFF, TIMOTHY $2.2M (25%); EQUALITY PROJECT $1.2M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); EQUALITY COALITION $365K (4%) (its largest donors: PHIFER, BEVERLY $154K); EQUALITY PROJECT PAC $202K (2%)FIGHTING FOR NEW YORK. INC.— $341K supporting TorresFELLOWSHIP PAC— $300K supporting TorresLargest donors:
CANTOR FITZGERALD $10.0M (91%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); ANCHOR LABS INC $1.0M (9%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL PAC (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) $1,000
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY VOLUNTARY PAC $3,500
STRIPE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
STRUCTURED FINANCIAL COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC) $3,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC) $500
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC) $5,000
TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) $1,000
TD BANK NA PAC $10K
THE AARON'S COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC PAC (AKA THE HARTFORD ADVOCATES FUND) $2,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC $1,000
THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC $5,500
THE PRIVATE INVESTOR COALITION INC PAC (PIC PAC) $2,000
THE REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (REALPAC) $5,000
THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $2,500
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC $1,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $10K
TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUND $5,000
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) $5,000
TURQUOISE PAC $10K
U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC) $5,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $5,000
UBS AMERICAS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC) $2,500
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC PAC (UPS PAC) $2,500
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND $3,500
USBANCORP INC. PAC $2,500
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC) $2,000
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
WALMART INC PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT $4,000
WEBSTER BANK PAC - FEDERAL $2,500
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEE PAC) $1,500
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WABPAC) $1,000
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
ZILLOW GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ZG PAC) $2,500
ZURICH HOLDING CO OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC) $5,000
No 2025–26 FEC reports or outside spending found for Stylo Sapaskis.
No campaign ads analyzed for this race yet.
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