Alissa J. Ellman
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Army veteran; former Buffalo VA employee
Background
- U.S. Army combat veteran who served in Afghanistan. source: wrvo.org
- Worked at the Buffalo VA; the position was eliminated in 2025 federal workforce reductions. source: wrvo.org
- Lifelong resident of Western New York. source: wrvo.org
- Won the June 2026 Democratic primary for New York's 24th District. source: spectrumlocalnews.com
In their own words
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- Lower energy costs with a rate structure where households that use less electricity pay less per unit source: wrvo.org
- Extend public schooling down to age 2 source: wrvo.org
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