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Candidate profile: Erik Bottcher in New York’s 12th District

Erik Bottcher is a Democrat running in the contested 2026 general election for New York’s 12th Congressional District.

Candidate profile: Erik Bottcher in New York’s 12th District

Key takeaways

  • Erik Bottcher is running as a Democrat in NY-12.
  • The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
  • The contested race has 12 candidates: 10 Democrats and two Republicans.
  • No candidate biographies or policy positions are on file.
  • Campaign-finance figures are not on file for any candidate.

Race at a glance

Erik Bottcher is running as a Democrat for the U.S. House seat representing New York’s 12th District. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.

The field has 12 candidates: 10 Democrats and two Republicans. No candidate has a biography or documented policy position on file. Figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are also not on file for any candidate.

Candidates in the NY-12 contest

  • George Conway — Democrat. Conway is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Christopher Diep — Democrat. Diep is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Laura L. Ms. Esq. Dunn — Democrat. Dunn is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Liam Elkind — Democrat. Elkind is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Jami Floyd — Democrat. Floyd is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Amy Jordan — Republican. Jordan is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Kaley Marie MS Aldrich — Republican. Aldrich is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Cameron Kasky — Democrat. Kasky is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Micah Bergdale — Democrat. Bergdale is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Micah Charles Lasher — Democrat. Lasher is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Alexander Bores — Democrat. Bores is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.
  • Erik Bottcher — Democrat. Bottcher is a candidate for U.S. House in NY-12. A biography, policy positions, and figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand are not on file.

Background, issues and campaign money

Bottcher has no documented biography or policy positions in the race record. The same is true for Conway, Diep, Dunn, Elkind, Floyd, Jordan, Aldrich, Kasky, Bergdale, Lasher and Bores.

Campaign-finance figures are also not on file for any of the 12 candidates. That includes totals for money raised and spent, as well as cash on hand.

Election date and office

This election is for New York’s 12th District seat in the U.S. House. It is identified as a contested general election, meaning more than one candidate is running. Election Day is Nov. 3, 2026.

The candidate field includes multiple people with the same party label. The race record identifies each candidate’s party but does not document any candidate’s positions on issues. Future official candidate, policy and campaign-finance records will provide voters with additional points of comparison if they are filed.

What to watch

  • Updates to the official candidate field
  • Newly documented policy positions
  • Campaign-finance filings
  • Election administration deadlines

Who's running: U.S. House, District 12

Election day: November 3, 2026

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