Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Paula Collins

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · New York District 21
Filing address
New York, NY (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
COLLINS, PAULA
Next election
Primary June 23, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of New York with the 2026 district highlighted

New York, District 21

DemocraticU.S. House · New York District 21Open seatNot running (declined to run)

FEC candidate ID H4NY21145 · Principal campaign committee: PAULA COLLINS FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · New York District 21$13,512.87Not running (declined to run)
2023–2024U.S. House · New York District 21$149,173.87Lost the general election (34.8%)
Total raised$13,512.87
Total spent$14,267.84
Cash on hand$94,658.15
Debts owed by the campaign$41,732.13
Loans from the candidate$1,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through May 20, 2025, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $12,477.87Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $1,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $35.00
  • Individual contributions$12,477.8792%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,000.007%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$35.000%

Self-funding: $1,000.00 (7% of money raised): $0.00 given and $1,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$8,927.8772%
  • Contributions over $200$3,550.0028%
  • Itemized from inside New York$500.0014%
  • Itemized from other states$3,150.0086%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$95K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $13,293.87APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $13,612.10TERMINATION REPORT: raised $219.00TERMINATION REPORT: spent $655.742025-032025-05

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

New York U.S. House, District 21, 2026 · 15 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Paula Collins (D)$13,512.87$94,658.152025-05-20
Anthony Thomas Constantino (R)$14,464,951.19$2,298,984.482026-10-14
Blake Gendebien (D)$7,184,413.39$469,808.402026-09-30
Elise M. Stefanik (R)$5,005,266.40$10,816,915.762026-09-30
Robert Smullen (R)$1,348,637.18$26,387.862026-09-30
Dylan Hewitt (D)$351,851.76$11,027.362026-09-30
Stuart Jameson Amoriell (D)$137,556.10$7,473.752026-06-03

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQLikely ROctober 15, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportLean ROctober 16, 2026
  • Inside ElectionsLean ROctober 15, 2026
  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean ROctober 20, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Public Policy Polling (D)October 12–13, 2026613 (LV)–AnthonyConstantino 46% · Blake Gendebien 44%
Siena UniversitySeptember 30 – October 6, 2026496 (LV)± 4.2%AnthonyConstantino 42% · Blake Gendebien 46%
Impact Research (D)September 29 – October 4, 2026500 (LV)± 4.4%AnthonyConstantino 48% · Blake Gendebien 45%
Public Policy Polling (D)September 9–10, 2026557 (RV)± 4.2%AnthonyConstantino 48% · Blake Gendebien 43%
Impact Research (D)August 30 – September 2, 2026500 (LV)± 4.4%AnthonyConstantino 47% · Blake Gendebien 44%
J.L. PartnersAugust 15–17, 2026500 (LV)± 4.4%AnthonyConstantino 50% · Blake Gendebien 40%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in New York (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: PAULA COLLINS FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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