ENGEL, ELIOT L.
D Β· house Β· bioguide E000179
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- FEC candidate id
H8NY19058- Internal id
f6f5e85a-9b8e-4b93-8ba4-f2b77a740d45- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), NY-16. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 775,704 |
| People | Median age | 41 |
| Income | Median household income | $104,031 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $67,038 |
| Income | In poverty | 10.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.4% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.555 |
| Race | White alone | 42.3% |
| Race | Black alone | 21.4% |
| Race | Asian alone | 6.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 29.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 13.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 29.3% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 62.4% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 23.1% |
| Education | High school or higher | 68.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 49.1% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 24.4% |
| Household | Family households | 65.9% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.58 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 37.1% |
| Housing | Median home value | $639,200 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,848 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 33.9% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 8.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 5.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 5.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 2.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 11.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 46.9% |
| Commute | Public transit | 21.4% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 17.6% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $0 | $24,364 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2020 | $3,211,870 | $3,384,534 | $24,364 | $0 | $2,737,889 |
| 2018 | $1,560,770 | $2,065,198 | $197,027 | $0 | $1,077,477 |
| 2016 | $1,650,685 | $1,223,216 | $701,455 | $0 | $1,145,912 |
| 2014 | $1,237,732 | $1,015,032 | $273,987 | $0 | $780,557 |
| 2012 | $1,062,606 | $1,182,937 | $51,286 | $0 | $598,686 |
| 2010 | $981,834 | $1,063,388 | $171,617 | $0 | $553,489 |
| 2008 | $1,000,779 | $776,813 | $253,171 | $0 | $532,503 |
| 2006 | $862,885 | $945,646 | $42,414 | $0 | $420,322 |
| 2004 | $976,714 | $961,869 | $125,175 | $0 | $496,899 |
| 2002 | $1,238,619 | $1,315,944 | $110,330 | $7,000 | $637,069 |
| 2000 | $920,236 | $1,028,928 | $29,208 | $15,750 | $431,593 |
| 1998 | $456,310 | $364,459 | $137,399 | $22,000 | $210,275 |
| 1996 | $411,814 | $374,074 | $45,203 | $2,000 | $194,857 |
| 1994 | $462,713 | $464,001 | $6,816 | $43,116 | $178,308 |
| 1992 | $472,149 | $475,634 | $8,107 | $67,364 | $146,647 |
| 1990 | $469,119 | $459,198 | $12,579 | $47,018 | $72,036 |
| 1988 | $255,569 | $256,493 | $1,935 | $127,778 | $65,547 |
Elections
- 1988 general house Β· NY-19 β won
- 1990 general house Β· NY-19 β won
- 1992 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 1994 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 1996 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 1998 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 2000 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 2002 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 2004 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 2006 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 2008 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 2010 general house Β· NY-17 β won
- 2012 general house Β· NY-16 β won
- 2014 general house Β· NY-16 β won
- 2016 general house Β· NY-16 β won
- 2018 general house Β· NY-16 β won
- 2020 general house Β· NY-16 β lost_general
Committees
- COMMITTEE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE IN IRELAND β joint_fundraising Β· type H
- ENGEL '88 β principal Β· type H
- ENGEL FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- sponsor Β· 2007-01-31 β HR 759 β To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library".
- cosponsor β HR 2879 β To provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the "I Have A Dream" speech.
- cosponsor β HR 1964 β Highlands Conservation Act
- cosponsor β HR 2499 β Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2010
- cosponsor β HR 562 β To authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933.
- cosponsor β HR 856 β United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act
- cosponsor β HR 943 β Never Again Education Act
- cosponsor β HR 543 β Japanese American National Historic Landmark Theme Study Act
- cosponsor β HR 2615 β Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act
- cosponsor β HR 2528 β Hudson-Fulton-Champlain 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2004
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ 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.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
| Date | From committee | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-06 | EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION C⦠| 24K | $-2,000 |
| 2021-03-10 | WASHINGTON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | 24K | $-1,000 |
| 2021-02-26 | MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) | 24K | $-1,000 |
| 2021-02-03 | COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL AC⦠| 24K | $-2,500 |
| 2021-01-25 | COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTI⦠| 24K | $-2,500 |
| 2021-01-22 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION C⦠| 24K | $-2,500 |
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-06 | EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | contributed_to | $-2,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-03-10 | WASHINGTON FUND, THE | contributed_to | $-1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-02-26 | MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) | contributed_to | $-1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-02-03 | COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL | contributed_to | $-2,500 | pas2 | |
| 2021-01-25 | COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | contributed_to | $-2,500 | pas2 | |
| 2021-01-22 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | contributed_to | $-2,500 | pas2 |