DESPOSITO, ANTHONY P

R · house · bioguide D000632

FEC candidate id: H2NY04277
Internal id: b3920583-fea5-436e-8407-05038951bbed
Status: incumbent

Who this candidate represents

Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NY-04. Source.

Category	Metric	Value
People	Population	773,177
People	Median age	41
Income	Median household income	$141,082
Income	Per-capita income	$57,503
Income	In poverty	6.0%
Income	Unemployed	5.1%
Income	Gini inequality index	0.432
Race	White alone	51.4%
Race	Black alone	17.5%
Race	Asian alone	7.8%
Race	Hispanic or Latino	22.2%
Race	Two or more races	11.2%
Origin	Foreign-born	24.2%
Language	Speaks English only at home	69.3%
Language	Speaks Spanish at home	16.9%
Education	High school or higher	68.0%
Education	Bachelor's or higher	44.9%
Education	Advanced degree	19.9%
Household	Family households	76.6%
Household	Avg household size	3.06
Household	Never married (15+)	34.9%
Housing	Median home value	$648,400
Housing	Median gross rent	$2,147
Housing	Single-family detached	74.3%
Housing	Built before 1940	13.5%
Housing	Overcrowded (>1 per room)	4.0%
Housing	Vacant units	5.0%
Service	Veterans (18+)	3.0%
Health	With a disability	9.1%
Connectivity	Households with broadband	94.5%
Connectivity	Households with no internet	4.1%
Commute	Drove alone	60.5%
Commute	Public transit	12.9%
Commute	Worked from home	14.6%

Cycle financials

Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.

Cycle	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand	Debts	Indiv. contribs.
2026	$23,434	$83,078	$-13,473	$64,009	$12,403
2024	$4,644,841	$4,621,137	$46,171	$25,728	$2,044,341
2022	$1,325,986	$1,303,520	$22,467	$138,982	$979,475

Elections

2022 general house · NY-4 — won
2024 general house · NY-4 — won

Committees

DESPOSITO FOR NEW YORK — principal · type H
DESPOSITO FOR NY-04 — principal · type H

Recent votes

2024-12-20 · Cong. 118 · house roll 517
YEA on HR 10545 — American Relief Act, 2025
2024-12-19 · Cong. 118 · house roll 516
YEA on HR 10515 — American Relief Act, 2025
2024-12-18 · Cong. 118 · house roll 515
YEA on S 759 — Beagle Brigade Act of 2023
2024-12-18 · Cong. 118 · house roll 514
YEA on HR 8663 — DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024
2024-12-18 · Cong. 118 · house roll 513
YEA on S 3857 — Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act
2024-12-18 · Cong. 118 · house roll 512
YEA on S 1351 — Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act
2024-12-17 · Cong. 118 · house roll 511
YEA on HR 1101 — Lumbee Fairness Act
2024-12-17 · Cong. 118 · house roll 510
YEA on Never Again Education Reauthorization Act
2024-12-17 · Cong. 118 · house roll 509
YEA on HR 115 — Midnight Rules Relief Act
2024-12-17 · Cong. 118 · house roll 508
NAY on HR 115 — Midnight Rules Relief Act

Election prediction

Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%

P(win) = 99.0%

Feature	Δ P(win)
Base rate (historical)	15.1%
incumbent	+78.0%
R (major party)	+10.0%

Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.

Independent expenditures

Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).

Cycle	Support	Oppose	IEs
2024	$168,366	$13,637,013	105
2022	$0	$1,394,100	6

Recent (latest 25)

Date	Spender	For / against	Amount	Purpose
—	HMP	oppose	$12,023	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$45,667	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$45,667	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$6,000	Digital Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$79,000	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$62,334	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$216,000	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$45,667	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$26,127	Direct Mail - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$252,720	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$26,127	Direct Mail - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$26,127	Direct Mail - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$249,336	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$25,453	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$9,708	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$70,667	Digital Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$2,004,642	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$12,505	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$1,063,950	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$1,950,128	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	BATTLEGROUND NEW YORK	oppose	$24,915	Digital Ad Production and Buy (Estimate)
—	HMP	oppose	$748,736	Television Advertising - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$106	Media Production - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$26,127	Direct Mail - Estimate
—	HMP	oppose	$12,726	Media Production - Estimate

Transfers from committees

Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).

Date	From committee	Type	Amount
2026-02-25	MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC	24K	$-2,000
2025-06-17	ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION C…	24K	$-1,000
2025-05-20	UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLI…	24K	$-2,500
2025-04-24	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	24A	$46
2025-04-24	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	24A	$670
2025-03-30	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	24A	$103
2025-03-30	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	24A	$30
2025-02-14	CIRCLE THE WAGONS PAC	24K	$-2,500
2025-02-03	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITT…	24K	$-2,500
2025-01-21	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	24A	$2,059
2022-12-30	GADS PAC	24K	$-2,900
2022-12-30	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.…	24K	$5,000
2022-12-28	AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITI…	24K	$5,000
2022-12-21	ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE …	24K	$2,000
2022-12-21	ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/…	24K	$2,000
2022-12-16	NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POL…	24K	$5,000
2022-12-13	AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NAT…	24K	$5,000
2022-12-13	DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	24K	$1,000
2022-12-13	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC	24K	$1,000
2022-12-10	WINRED	24K	$0
2022-12-09	TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CO…	24K	$2,000
2022-12-09	AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC	24K	$2,500
2022-12-06	AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC	24K	$2,000
2022-12-06	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTI…	24K	$5,000
2022-12-05	WINRED	24K	$0

Top individual donors (2026 cycle)

Via this candidate's principal committee DESPOSITO FOR NEW YORK.

Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.

Donor	Employer / occupation	City, ST	Gifts	Total
DANON, MIKE	CAPT LOU FLEET	OCEANSIDE, NY	1	$100
HEISLER, JEREMY	SANFORD HEISLER SHARP · ATTORNEY	BROOKLYN, NY	1	$52
VOLPERIED, BARBARA	RETIRED · RETIRED	ISLAND PARK, NY	1	$50
BARGANIER, GUY	RETIRED · RETIRED	SNELLVILLE, GA	1	$47
SACCARECCIA, STEVEN	SELF · PLUMBER	OCEANSIDE, NY	1	$25

Connected on the graph

Inbound (100)

date	from	type	amount	source
—	SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA	supports_independently	$10,000	fec_ies
—	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	supports_independently	$17,500	fec_ies
—	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	supports_independently	$960	fec_ies
—	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	supports_independently	$45,900	fec_ies
—	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	supports_independently	$24,000	fec_ies
—	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	supports_independently	$960	fec_ies
—	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	supports_independently	$24,250	fec_ies
—	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	supports_independently	$240	fec_ies
—	LCV VICTORY FUND	opposes_independently	$108	fec_ies
—	LCV VICTORY FUND	opposes_independently	$100	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$45,667	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$2,004,642	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$12,023	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$6,000	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$12,726	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$26,127	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$26,127	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$6,000	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$942,840	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$748,736	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$16,200	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$26,127	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$748,736	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$70,667	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$70,667	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$62,334	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$26,127	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$70,667	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$252,720	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$25,453	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$45,667	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$45,667	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$26,127	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$216,000	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$79,000	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$12,505	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$26,127	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$1,950,128	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$748,736	fec_ies
—	BATTLEGROUND NEW YORK	opposes_independently	$24,915	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$249,336	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$1,063,950	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$106	fec_ies
—	HMP	opposes_independently	$9,708	fec_ies
2026-02-25	MISSION FIRST PEOPLE ALWAYS PAC	contributed_to	$-2,000	pas2
2025-06-17	ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)	contributed_to	$-1,000	pas2
2025-05-20	UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2025-04-24	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	contributed_to	$670	pas2
2025-04-24	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	contributed_to	$46	pas2
2025-03-30	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	contributed_to	$103	pas2
2025-03-30	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	contributed_to	$30	pas2
2025-02-14	CIRCLE THE WAGONS PAC	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2025-02-03	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I	contributed_to	$-2,500	pas2
2025-01-21	PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	contributed_to	$2,059	pas2
2024-11-01	PATRIOTS FOR A BRIGHTER AMERICA	supports_independently	$1,320	fec_ies
2024-10-31	AFT SOLIDARITY	opposes_independently	$2,300	fec_ies
2024-10-28	1199 SEIU NEW YORK STATE POLITICAL ACTION FUND	opposes_independently	$5,318	fec_ies
2024-10-28	AFT SOLIDARITY	opposes_independently	$5,000	fec_ies
2024-10-28	AFT SOLIDARITY	opposes_independently	$5,000	fec_ies
2024-10-26	LCV VICTORY FUND	opposes_independently	$78	fec_ies
2024-10-25	PATRIOTS FOR A BRIGHTER AMERICA	supports_independently	$8,757	fec_ies
2024-10-24	DCCC	opposes_independently	$31,507	fec_ies
2024-10-23	PROTECT AND SERVE PAC	supports_independently	$17,979	fec_ies
2024-10-22	ROLLING SEA ACTION FUND	opposes_independently	$50,000	fec_ies
2024-10-22	DCCC	opposes_independently	$15,000	fec_ies
2024-10-21	DMFI PAC	opposes_independently	$52,848	fec_ies
2024-10-21	MAINSTREAM DEMOCRATS PAC	opposes_independently	$52,848	fec_ies
2024-10-17	PATRIOTS FOR A BRIGHTER AMERICA	supports_independently	$9,900	fec_ies
2024-10-17	DCCC	opposes_independently	$31,507	fec_ies
2024-10-15	PATRIOTS FOR A BRIGHTER AMERICA	supports_independently	$6,600	fec_ies
2024-10-10	DCCC	opposes_independently	$31,505	fec_ies
2024-10-10	DCCC	opposes_independently	$43,030	fec_ies
2024-10-08	EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)	opposes_independently	$100,000	fec_ies
2024-10-03	DCCC	opposes_independently	$34,425	fec_ies
2024-10-03	DCCC	opposes_independently	$31,497	fec_ies
2024-10-03	DCCC	opposes_independently	$28,502	fec_ies
2024-10-01	DCCC	opposes_independently	$15,000	fec_ies
2024-10-01	DCCC	opposes_independently	$15,000	fec_ies
2024-09-27	DCCC	opposes_independently	$15,000	fec_ies
2024-09-26	DCCC	opposes_independently	$31,497	fec_ies
2024-09-26	DCCC	opposes_independently	$34,425	fec_ies
2024-09-26	DCCC	opposes_independently	$64,346	fec_ies
2024-09-26	DCCC	opposes_independently	$760,409	fec_ies
2024-09-26	DCCC	opposes_independently	$760,409	fec_ies
2024-09-26	DCCC	opposes_independently	$64,346	fec_ies
2024-09-26	DCCC	opposes_independently	$34,425	fec_ies
2024-09-26	DCCC	opposes_independently	$31,497	fec_ies
2024-09-24	LCV VICTORY FUND	opposes_independently	$10	fec_ies
2024-09-21	LCV VICTORY FUND	opposes_independently	$4	fec_ies
2024-09-19	DCCC	opposes_independently	$690,037	fec_ies
2024-09-19	DCCC	opposes_independently	$61,086	fec_ies
2024-09-19	DCCC	opposes_independently	$34,425	fec_ies
2024-09-19	LCV VICTORY FUND	opposes_independently	$138	fec_ies
2024-09-19	DCCC	opposes_independently	$31,497	fec_ies
2024-09-19	LCV VICTORY FUND	opposes_independently	$46	fec_ies
2024-09-19	LCV VICTORY FUND	opposes_independently	$7	fec_ies
2024-09-19	DCCC	opposes_independently	$31,497	fec_ies
2024-09-19	DCCC	opposes_independently	$690,037	fec_ies
2024-09-19	DCCC	opposes_independently	$61,086	fec_ies
2024-09-19	DCCC	opposes_independently	$34,425	fec_ies

Outbound (8)

date	type	to	amount	role	source
—	principal_candidate_of	DESPOSITO FOR NEW YORK	—		candidate_committees
—	principal_candidate_of	DESPOSITO FOR NY-04	—		candidate_committees
2024-09-25	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 9668 — SHIELD Against CCP Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2024-08-16	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 6229 — DHS Special Events Program and Support Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2024-07-22	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 8914 — University Accountability Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2023-12-22	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 3238 — Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2023-10-25	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 5933 — DETERRENT Act	—	cosponsor	sponsorship
2023-08-29	cosponsor_of_bill	HR 4278 — Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023	—	cosponsor	sponsorship

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