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New York outside group reports $158,530 in calls, canvassing and truck ads
As of 2026-11-03 · Publication details
One November 2,2026 F24; dissemination labels November 1–2 · U.S. dollars
Battleground New York file 2045893 only; five items for filer-designated NY-03, NY-17 and NY-21. Paid phones include a $22500 estimate whose obligation date is blank. Support and opposition combined; different methods are dollar categories, not comparable contact counts, unit costs or efficacy.
Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
Battleground New York’s November 2 disclosure reports $158,529.84 across five House messaging items. Paid phones account for $122,500, including a $22,500 estimate. Canvassing and a billboard truck make up the rest. The filing does not verify completed contacts or persuasion. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Still open: The estimated NY03 phone cost and blank obligation date require a later original record to resolve. All open questions ↓
Read Battleground New York’s three-page November 2 filing; inspect all five amount fields, the estimate and the blank obligation-date field. →Archive photograph · 2018-08-19 · Sausalito, California
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The reporting question: What does a new New York House contact filing reveal about calls, canvassing and truck ads?
Calls dominate this packet
The new FEC filing lists three paid-phone items across filer-designated House districts 03, 17 and 21. Together they total $122,500. One $22,500 line is explicitly an estimate. The chart compares reported dollars by contact method, not how many people were reached or which method worked best. [1] [3]
Two other ways to reach voters
A $32,000 NY17 canvassing item and a $4,029.84 NY21 LED billboard-truck item complete the five-line packet. Adding those distinct amounts to the phone entries reproduces the report’s $158,529.84 total. Repeated calendar-year-to-date fields are not extra expenses. [4] [5] [2]
A blank date stays unknown
The dissemination labels are November 1 or2. Filled disbursement-or-obligation fields are October 30 or November 2; the $22,500 estimated phone item leaves that field blank. Those are the filer’s separate labels. We have not inspected an invoice, creative, actual payment or delivery record to resolve what happened on each date. [6] [3]
Federal stakes, bounded evidence
These districts choose House members with votes on national laws and spending. This is a report about one outside group’s contact disclosure, not a ballot guide, candidate-policy comparison or prediction of House control. Open the original three pages to check the item labels and estimate. The committee’s independence certification remains its assertion. [7] [8] [2]
- 4 source records
- Federal Election Commission
- Battleground New York, C00859355
- USAGov
How we know8 scoped claims · 4 source recordsView evidence
Each claim keeps its full assertion, date, source passage and limits. Source counts describe records, not independent corroboration.
1.Claim 1Supported
FEC file 2045893 is a new Battleground New York F24 received November 2 and listed most recent and unamended at the November 3 check.
- Scope
- Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
- Evidence passage
- Matching file_number2045893, committee_idC00859355, receipt_dateNovember 2, amendment_indicatorN, most_recenttrue, is_amendedfalse; PDF p1 new/24-hour boxes.
- As of
- 2026-11-03
- Limit
- Administrative status at retrieval; not expense verification or guarantee against later amendment.
Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:37:27.878Z · Federal Election Commission
One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.
Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC
One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.
2.Claim 2Attributed
The three-page filing reports $158,529.84 across five House general-election items designated New York districts 03, 17 and 21.
- Scope
- Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
- Evidence passage
- PDF pp1–3 transaction 500373800 $4029.84;500373786 $15000;500373790 $85000;500373848 $22500;500373787 $32000. Sum158529.84 matches p3 total. House/general and district boxes inspected.
- As of
- 2026-11-03
- Limit
- Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC
One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.
3.Three paid-phone entries total $122,500, including a $22,500 estimated cost for NY03.Attributed
Three paid-phone entries total $122,500, including a $22,500 estimated cost for NY03.
- Scope
- Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
- Evidence passage
- PDF p1 500373786 Paid Phones $15000 NY17; p2 500373790 Paid Phones $85000 NY21 and500373848 Paid Phones - Estimated Cost $22500 NY03. Last item has no filled disbursement/obligation date; not inferred.
- As of
- 2026-11-03
- Limit
- Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC
One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.
4.One canvassing entry reports $32,000 for NY17.Attributed
One canvassing entry reports $32,000 for NY17.
- Scope
- Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
- Evidence passage
- PDF p3 transaction 500373787, Voter Contact Organizing, Canvassing $32000, NY House17, support/general boxes.
- As of
- 2026-11-03
- Limit
- Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC
One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.
5.One LED billboard-truck advertising entry reports $4,029.84 for NY21.Attributed
One LED billboard-truck advertising entry reports $4,029.84 for NY21.
- Scope
- Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
- Evidence passage
- PDF p1 transaction 500373800, Marketing on Wheels LLC, LED Billboard Truck Advertising $4029.84, NY House21, opposition/general boxes.
- As of
- 2026-11-03
- Limit
- Reported disbursements or obligations only; not proof of payment, delivered contacts, audience, persuasion, candidate receipts or election outcome.
Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC
One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.
6.Claim 6Attributed
The filing’s dissemination labels are November 1 or2; filled disbursement/obligation dates are October 30 or November 2, with the estimated NY03 item’s date field blank.
- Scope
- Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
- Evidence passage
- PDF pp1–3:500373800 disseminatedNov2/obligatedOct30;500373786,500373790,500373787 disseminatedNov1/obligatedNov2;500373848 disseminatedNov2/obligation blank.
- As of
- 2026-11-03
- Limit
- Filer-entered labels; a blank remains unknown. No actual delivery or posting time is verified.
Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC
One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.
7.Claim 7Supported
The House is part of Congress, which writes federal laws; the president can veto legislation.
- Scope
- Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
- Evidence passage
- USAGov Legislative branch and Executive branch sections.
- As of
- 2026-11-03
- Limit
- General federal powers, not a promise that a candidate or majority can enact a policy alone.
Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:10:17.830Z · USAGov
General federal explanation. It establishes no election outcome, bill text, candidate commitment, local voting deadline or independent cost estimate.
8.Claim 8Attributed
Independent expenditures advocate a candidate’s election or defeat without coordination as defined by FEC rules; the filer certifies independence.
- Scope
- Battleground New York file 2045893, received November 2: five House messaging items designated NY03, NY17 and NY21. One $22,500 item is an estimate; no complete candidate slate or race-spending census.
- Evidence passage
- FEC independent-expenditure definition and PDF p3 signed certification.
- As of
- 2026-11-03
- Limit
- No independent investigation of coordination, donor motives, payment or delivery was conducted.
Retrieved 2026-11-03T13:38:47.897Z · Battleground New York, C00859355, filed with the FEC
One bounded disclosure, not a census, candidate receipt, ballot roster or evidence of reach, persuasion, coordination or votes.
Retrieved 2026-11-03T09:10:05.599Z · Federal Election Commission
Regulator’s explanation. A filed certification alone does not independently establish compliance or rule out coordination.
What remains open.
- The estimated NY03 phone cost and blank obligation date require a later original record to resolve.
- No invoices, creative, payment confirmation, contact counts or electoral-effect evidence were inspected.
- No current complete candidate roster is claimed. Districts and classifications are those in this filing, not independent ballot qualification.
A corrected or amended filing, contrary original expense record, or changed official record would require a retained revision and complete exact-source review.
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