Antonio Delgado (New York)

Antonio Delgado

Democratic Party

Lieutenant Governor of New York

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Brian Benjamin

Prior offices

U.S. House New York District 19

Successor: Pat Ryan

Predecessor: John Faso

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Compensation

Base salary

$220,000

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Appointed

May 3, 2022

Education

Law

Harvard University

Personal

Birthplace

Schenectady, N.Y.

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Antonio Delgado (Democratic Party) is the Lieutenant Governor of New York. He assumed office on May 25, 2022. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Delgado (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for re-election for Lieutenant Governor of New York. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. He advanced from the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.

Delgado (Democratic Party) also ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 19th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 23, 2022. He did not appear on the ballot for the Working Families Party primary on August 23, 2022.

On May 3, 2022, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced that she had selected Delgado to serve as the Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Delgado defeated incumbent Representative John Faso (R) in the November 2018 general election.

Prior to his election to the U.S. House, Delgado was an attorney at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

Biography

Antonio Delgado was born in Schenectady, New York, and lives in Rhinebeck, New York. Delgado earned a degree from Colgate University and a law degree from Harvard University. His career experience includes working as an attorney.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2021-2022

Delgado was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Agriculture
• Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, Chair
• Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
• Committee on Small Business
• Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Highways and Transit
• Water Resources and Environment

2019-2020

Delgado was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Small Business
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Committee on Agriculture

Elections

2022

Governor

See also: New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of New York

Incumbent Antonio Delgado defeated Alison Esposito in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of New York on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antonio Delgado (D / Working Families Party)	53.2	3,140,415
		Alison Esposito (R / Conservative Party)	46.8	2,762,581

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,902,996
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Hollister (L)
• Robin Dalton (Unite Party)
• Ana Maria Archila (Working Families Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York

Incumbent Antonio Delgado defeated Ana Maria Archila and Diana Reyna in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antonio Delgado	60.7	522,069
		Ana Maria Archila	24.8	213,210
		Diana Reyna	14.1	121,589
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	3,471

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 860,339
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brian Benjamin (D)
• David Englert (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Alison Esposito advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Grace (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Alison Esposito advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Ana Maria Archila advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Lieutenant Governor of New York.

U.S. House

See also: New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 19

Marcus Molinaro defeated Josh Riley in the general election for U.S. House New York District 19 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcus Molinaro (R / Conservative Party)	50.8	146,004
		Josh Riley (D / Working Families Party)	49.2	141,509
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	105

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 287,618
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19

Josh Riley defeated Jamie Cheney in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Riley	62.3	31,193
		Jamie Cheney	37.2	18,625
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	229

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,047
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Osun Zotique (D)
• Antonio Delgado (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Marcus Molinaro advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Van De Water (R)
• Brandon Buccola (R)

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Marcus Molinaro advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Josh Riley advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Antonio Delgado (Working Families Party)

2020

See also: New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2020

New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)

New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 19

Incumbent Antonio Delgado defeated Kyle Van De Water, Victoria Alexander, and Steven Greenfield in the general election for U.S. House New York District 19 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antonio Delgado (D / Working Families Party / Serve America Movement Party)	54.5	192,100
		Kyle Van De Water (R)	42.9	151,475
		Victoria Alexander (L)	1.2	4,224
		Steven Greenfield (G)	0.8	2,799
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	2,173

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 352,771
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Antonio Delgado advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19

Kyle Van De Water defeated Ola Hawatmeh in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kyle Van De Water	57.1	12,138
		Ola Hawatmeh	42.3	8,988
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	130

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,256
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tony German (R)
• Mike Roth (R)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Van De Water (Conservative Party)
• Ola Hawatmeh (Conservative Party)

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Steven Greenfield advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House New York District 19.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Van De Water (Independence Party)
• Antonio Delgado (Independence Party)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Victoria Alexander advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. House New York District 19.

Serve America Movement Party primary election

The Serve America Movement Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Antonio Delgado advanced from the Serve America Movement Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19.

Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Antonio Delgado advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19.

2018

See also: New York's 19th Congressional District election, 2018

See also: New York's 19th Congressional District election (June 26, 2018 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New York District 19

Antonio Delgado defeated incumbent John Faso, Steven Greenfield, and Diane Neal in the general election for U.S. House New York District 19 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antonio Delgado (D)	51.4	147,873
		John Faso (R)	46.2	132,873
		Steven Greenfield (G)	1.5	4,313
		Diane Neal (Independent)	1.0	2,835

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 287,894 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Victoria Alexander (L)
• Chad McEvoy (Women's Equality Party)
• Dal LaMagna (Independent)
• Luisa Parker (Independent)
• Bob Cohen (Working Families Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antonio Delgado	22.1	8,576
		Pat Ryan	17.9	6,941
		Gareth Rhodes	17.8	6,890
		Brian Flynn	13.5	5,245
		Jeff Beals	12.9	4,991
		David Clegg	11.0	4,257
		Erin Collier	4.9	1,908

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 38,808
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19

Incumbent John Faso advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John Faso

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Green primary election

Green primary for U.S. House New York District 19

Steven Greenfield advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Steven Greenfield

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Working Families Party primary election

Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19

Bob Cohen advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 19 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Bob Cohen

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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2018

Campaign website

Delgado’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Where Antonio Stands... There’s more common ground to be found on the issues than people think — after all, we all want our community to have good-paying jobs, strong public schools, and affordable health care. My thoughts below are just the start of a longer conversation. I’m always looking for your input, click here to take our issues survey to let me know where you stand. JOBS AND THE ECONOMY Rebuilding our region means creating jobs. I understand the importance of sustainable, good paying jobs. My parents worked for General Electric before most of those jobs disappeared. I will push for banks to lend to small businesses so they can expand and create the jobs we need. I will work to draw investments and businesses to the district, including those in growth industries like tech and clean energy so that we can match the trained workers to the businesses that need them. I will fight for policies that reward investment and job creation in the district, not outsourcing. And I will oppose any trade agreements that are not beneficial to our region or to American workers. Protecting the jobs of the hundreds of thousands of teachers, healthcare workers, service workers, farmers, and factory workers in the district, requires investing in those industries and communities, and protecting the resources upon which they rely. I want to ensure that local small businesses are no longer crippled by regulations while massive corporations play by their own set of rules. I will be an ally to small businesses, workers, and labor unions, not big corporations and special interests. And I will fight to increase the minimum wage. HEALTHCARE I understand that access to healthcare means nothing if no one can actually afford to pay for it, and that our small businesses have struggled to meet the health insurance needs of their employees. I will fight for a healthcare system that addresses rising premiums and deductibles, protects people with pre-existing conditions, and provides real coverage to everyone. I support the goal of getting the profit motive out of our health care system. My goal is to get us to universal coverage as fast as possible, and the best way to do that is by creating a public option, giving everyone the choice to opt into Medicare. I will also work to eliminate regulations that protect the pharmaceutical companies at the expense of the health of everyday Americans, and will work to give Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices. Congressman John Faso has spent his time in Washington D.C. working to take health insurance away from millions of Americans for no reason other than to create a huge tax giveaway to the wealthiest one percent. Faso’s plan hurts people with pre-existing conditions. He will tell you pre-existing conditions are still covered, but his plan lets insurance companies force people with pre-existing conditions into totally unaffordable plans called high-risk pools, and the truth is that no plan is truly “accessible” if it’s not affordable. Furthermore, Faso’s plan cruelly strips Medicaid away from thousands of the most vulnerable families, and slashes funding for women’s health organizations like Planned Parenthood, despite his promises that he would not do so. TAX POLICY Working people pay enough taxes. America’s tax policies should put working families and the middle class first, not the super-rich and large corporations. I vehemently oppose the proposed tax policies of President Trump and John Faso, and any other policy that funnels tax dollars from the middle class to billionaires and contributes to an already exploding federal debt. Trickle-down economics has never worked for the American people. I want to simplify our tax code and get rid of the loopholes that are only available to the super rich. I will also fight to stop big companies from shielding their profits overseas. EDUCATION For most of my childhood, I was educated in the public school system of upstate New York. I understand that a high-quality public education is the key to creating opportunities that will allow our children to realize the American dream. As my parents taught me, it is the great equalizer and the gateway to opportunity. Along with many of our region’s educators, school boards, parents, and students, I oppose the appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. I believe that our children are our greatest resource, but for years, they have been treated like failing commodities. We need to invest in public education to make sure that all of our children get the education they deserve. For those who dream of going to college, I will work to make college more affordable for every member of our district, by expanding Pell Grants and increasing opportunities for student loan forgiveness and relief. That means new opportunities both for high school kids as well as folks who want to go to college later in life. Lastly, while college was my ticket to building a better life for my family, many kids see a different future for themselves. College should not be the only way to the middle class. Our community needs to reinvest in trade and vocational schools and apprenticeship programs that teach our kids the real world skills that they need to get good-paying jobs—the kind that used to be enough to build a good life, with a home, family, and savings for retirement. ENVIRONMENT Upstate New York is known for its natural beauty, and we rely on the natural resources of this region for both personal use and industry. I want to ensure that our environmental policies and regulations protect our land and waterways for the boaters, hunters, fishers, hikers, and sightseers who enjoy our rivers and waterways, our mountains, and our forests year-round – as well as the merchants who rely on servicing these pastimes for their livelihoods. For example, the Delaware River generates over $400 million of economic value to our region. Protecting our waterways is both a moral imperative and a sound economic policy. Faso’s decision to overturn the Stream Protection Rule and jeopardize our water quality is an example of exactly what our political leaders should not be doing. We need to preserve and protect the Clean Water Act and defend the Clean Water Rule in order to prevent pollution and destruction of our natural resources. With the importance of tourism to our local businesses, policies like these not only undermine the quality of our environment, but also endanger the health of our economy. The impact of climate change on our environment is undeniable. It is imperative that we work together to mitigate the factors causing extreme and often unpredictable weather conditions. I will also work to protect our rivers and waterways from proposals such as the recent plan to establish new anchorages for oil tankers near communities like Kingston. I will also fight to ensure that communities like Hoosick Falls never face a water crisis like the one they’ve faced over the past few years, and that none of our residents are exposed to contaminated water. Finally, I do not believe that job creation and environmental conservation need to be in conflict. Clean energy is one of the fastest growing sectors of our economy, and I will do everything I can to encourage the growth of clean energy jobs in our region by fighting to shift tax credits and subsidies away from the fossil fuel industry to the renewable energy space. INFRASTRUCTURE Our region of upstate New York presents countless opportunities for investment in infrastructure. I will work to obtain federal funding to finance local construction projects that will create both short-term and long-term jobs, and improve the lives of those who live here. The President has talked tough about pushing for a bipartisan infrastructure bill, but has indicated that he intends to offer tax breaks for privatized projects rather than funding public works. I oppose such a giveaway to corporations, which favors corporate profits over community needs, and incentivizes companies to build as little as possible rather than undertaking the robust development that we need here in our region. We need to bid those contracts out in a fair process that lets small businesses actually compete and results in lasting improvements to our shared facilities and services. I will seek funding for projects that address the most immediate needs and that serve the greatest public good, including repairs for the Taconic Parkway, development of our public waterfront, investment in high speed rail for Metro North, and wider access to broadband internet and quality cell service in the rural areas of our district. WOMEN'S RIGHTS I support women’s rights to make their own health care decisions. Unlike Congressman John Faso, who has called Roe v. Wade a “black mark upon this country,” and voted for a health care bill that defunded Planned Parenthood, I will fight to defend women’s rights from an assault by the current President and Republican-led Congress. I also strongly support opposing any use of taxpayer money for settlements in sexual harassment suits. I will also work to ensure that women earn equal pay for equal work. It is deeply troubling that Faso repeatedly voted against equal pay while a member of the New York State Assembly; his is not a voting record consistent with the values of our region. LGBTQ+ RIGHTS Every member of our community, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, deserves the right to live with dignity and free from discrimination. These basic rights are at the core of our American values. I stand as a strong ally to our LGBTQ+ communities and I will fight to ensure equal rights are both protected and promoted. Despite important strides made in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in recent years, the current Administration is taking profoundly disturbing steps to try and turn back the clock on our most basic human rights. I will continue moving forward to expand equal rights for LGBTQ+ communities, especially in areas like healthcare, housing, employment, and education. I fully support legislation like the Equality Act, which would further ban discrimination, and I would proudly defend marriage equality. FARMING AND AGRICULTURE The farmers in our district have been forced to endure the detrimental impacts of bad trade policies and an unfair Farm Bill. Our district is home to more than 5,000 farms and over 8,000 farm operators. Almost 20% of the land that makes up New York’s 19th is dedicated to farmland. We need to work together to protect our small and medium sized farms and the farming industry while also building out the necessary regional infrastructure to ensure that our farmers are able to have access to the $6 billion dollars of unmet demand for local and organically grown food in New York City. The version of the Farm Bill passed by the House Agriculture Committee, of which John Faso is a member, gives the wealthiest 3% of farmers 40% of the subsidies. It adds loopholes allowing mega farms to collect millions of dollars a year in subsidies and it does this by cutting funding for conservation, risk management and outreach programs that would improve farming for our next generation. I will work to protect our local farms, making sure that necessary subsidies reach the people who actually need it. Farmers I’ve talked with in our district have told me they don’t want aid, they just want to earn a livable income from their business. We should help them by passing legislation to conserve and protect our environment, provide access to credit and business training for small rural farms, invest in preparing the next generation of farmers in our community, and fund programs like SNAP and those incentivizing purchases at local farmer’s markets. I am committed to listening to our local farmers and working hard to make sure their needs are put before those of any mega farm or big corporation. IMMIGRATION I believe that we are a nation of immigrants, and that our region can benefit from a sensible and compassionate immigration policy. I understand that immigrants come to this region to fill important roles in every industry, ranging from the physicians who come to work at rural hospitals to the seasonal workers our farmers rely upon to bring in the harvest. How we treat our immigrant population should illustrate our highest ideals of who we are as Americans and New Yorkers. I will fight for immigration policies that reflect the character and decency of the people of upstate New York – this means passing a clean Dream Act and achieving bipartisan legislation that fixes our broken immigration system. OPIOID ABUSE The impact of the opioid epidemic on our communities has been devastating. Opioid dependency does not discriminate, and I have heard countless stories of painful addiction and heartbreaking loss from people of all backgrounds, income levels, race, and age. One in four New Yorkers knows someone who has died after overdosing on opioids and more than half have been directly touched by opioid abuse. With rates of overdose in our region continuing to rise and more and more lives being stolen each day, there is no denying that this is an urgent crisis and one that requires us to forge solutions by working together. Our elected leaders, long negligent and absent, must lead decisively and immediately. The first change must come from us all—we must remove the stigma of judgment and punishment that burdens so many struggling with opiates and instead shift towards a compassionate focus on treatment and reform. In Congress, I will enact policies that promote treatment over incarceration, appropriate federal dollars for programs oriented towards delivering addicts to detox centers, and ensure Medicaid funding for drug treatment facilities. We must also hold drug manufacturers accountable for knowingly marketing these highly addictive substances which directly contributed to their overprescribing and abuse. I am committed to expanding programs like Chatham Cares 4 U, which build coalitions between law enforcement, medical professionals, and everyday citizens. Our region—and our country—has suffered for far too long from the impact of opioids, our economy hindered by a stunted workforce, our families torn apart by the loss of loved ones. It is crucial that our leaders finally take action, confronting opioids with courage and action rather than continued complacency. CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM As a lawyer who has donated countless hours of pro-bono services to people and communities of need, and juveniles given life sentences in particular, I recognize criminal justice reform as one of the most pressing issues of our time. For too long, our lawmakers have enacted ineffective policies in a failing war on drugs, while countless families in our region have lost loved ones to addiction. In recent years, our district has been one of the regions hit hardest by the rising opioid epidemic, and its costs have been born by all of us, regardless of race, economic status, or political party. We need to reform the system to account for this harsh reality. I will work with healthcare professionals and other experts to enact policies that treat rather than criminalize drug addiction. I will fight to increase funding for proven alternatives to incarceration, including treatment programs, drug courts, and mental health courts. I’ve also seen firsthand how mass incarceration affects our communities. I believe we need to end mandatory minimum sentences, and ban private prisons—there is no room for a profit motive in incarceration. We need to have a system that focuses on rehabilitation, not just incarceration. We should also have clemency programs to give people second chances. Additionally, the Department of Justice needs to have institutionalized racial bias training. 60% of people in NY State prisons have not be convicted of a crime, and we need bail reform to fix that shameful number. Prosecutors shouldn’t be instructed to seek the highest sentences. It is time that we face this crisis head on, with empathy, not animus; with ideas, not impulse; and with courage, not politics. DEMOCRATIC INTEGRITY I am deeply concerned that our democracy has been under assault in recent years. A small minority of the super-rich and powerful have sought to control our elections using dark money, massive redistricting efforts, and campaigns to repress voter rights. Simultaneously, our President has expressed his contempt for the Constitution both by questioning the role of the Judicial Branch and by lining his pockets with payments from foreign powers in violation of the Emoluments Clause. I believe that we need to immediately fight to preserve the integrity of our Democracy, by pushing for reform to address Citizens United, gerrymandering, and the restriction of voters’ rights. We also need to uphold the Voting Rights Act, and restore Section Five, to ensure every American citizen has an equal opportunity to vote. I will work to eliminate corruption and cronyism in Washington D.C. RUSSIA AND OUR ELECTIONS In 2016, according to the unanimous, nonpartisan opinion of all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, the government of Russia stole private information from American citizens, ensured that information was published, and spread targeted fake news stories on American social media. The goal of these new and disturbing tactics was to undermine the credibility of our election and ensure that President Trump was elected. There are ongoing federal investigations into the nature of Russia’s attack on our democracy and whether the Trump campaign worked with the Russian officials who committed these attacks. My goal is to prioritize uncovering the truth, not to politicize these necessary investigations in order to protect the President or party. Congress is a co-equal branch of government and should act like it. We need to pass legislation to protect the work of the independent Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team. We need to fund election infrastructure and increase sanctions on Russia. I support the investigation and the ongoing work of Congress and the FBI to ensure that we may understand precisely what happened—and can prevent it from ever happening again. GUN SAFETY I respect the Second Amendment, and responsible gun owners and non-owners alike know that it goes hand in hand with commonsense solutions to reduce gun violence. We can’t afford to keep ignoring the facts. Every day, 7 children and teens die from gun violence. Overall, 35,000 Americans are killed by guns every year. If any disease were this deadly, it would be considered a public health crisis. We need to start treating gun violence like one. When young people in our district held a walkout to draw attention to school safety after the tragic shooting in Parkland, Faso criticized their effort, saying it caused a “loss of valuable academic time” and added it is “better to participate in such activities after school or on weekends.” I wholeheartedly disagree with this and support young people as they ask their elected representatives to take action. Right now, our broken Congress does not provide any funding for the Center for Disease Control to do research on gun violence. That’s because the National Rifle Association has a chokehold on our political leaders, including John Faso. He has taken thousands of NRA dollars and continues to boast about his lifetime “A” rating from the organization. I won’t take a cent of their money. That’s not because I don’t respect the rights of gun owners, but because the NRA’s leadership blocks even the smallest commonsense reforms that are supported by a majority of Americans. Reforms like universal background checks and closing the gun show loophole. Or banning bump stocks, which were used in the Las Vegas shooting to make an AR-15 fire like a machine gun. Or prohibiting the sale of guns to domestic abusers. Or keeping weapons of war out of our neighborhoods, churches, theaters and schools. I support all of these measures, which will keep our children safe while allowing for the kind of responsible gun ownership protected by our Second Amendment. I am proud to be a Moms Demand Action Gun Sense candidate.	”
—Delgado for Congress

Campaign advertisements

The following is an example of an ad from Delgado's 2018 election campaign.

"Strength" - Delgado campaign ad, released October 25, 2018

Key votes

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Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act   The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (228-206)
Yea	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021   The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act   The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R. 3617) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana, establish studies of legal marijuana sales, tax marijuana imports and production, and establish a process to expunge and review federal marijuana offenses. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-204)
Yea	For the People Act of 2021   The For the People Act of 2021 (H.R. 1) was a federal election law and government ethics bill approved by the House of Representatives. The Congressional Research Service said the bill would "expand voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It [would also limit] removing voters from voter rolls. ... Further, the bill [would address] campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices." The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Yea	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing Department of Defense acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-70)
Yea	American Dream and Promise Act of 2021   The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) was an immigration bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed a path to permanent residence status for unauthorized immigrants eligible for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure, among other immigration-related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (228-197)
Yea	Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021   The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (218-211)
Yea	SAFE Banking Act of 2021   The SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (H.R. 1996) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting federal regulators from penalizing banks for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses and defining proceeds from such transactions as not being proceeds from unlawful activity, among other related proposals. Since the House moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill in an expedited process, it required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (321-101)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (260-171)
Yea	Equality Act   The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system, among other related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (224-206)
Yea	Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act   The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit individuals from selling consumer fuels at excessive prices during a proclaimed energy emergency. It would have also required the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the price of gasoline was being manipulated. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-207)
Yea	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021   The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit the transfer of firearms between private parties unless a licensed firearm vendor conducted a background check on the recipient. The bill also provided for certain exceptions to this requirement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-203)
Yea	Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act   The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-203)
Yea	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an article of impeachment saying that Donald Trump (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. The article of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (232-197)

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