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Ralph Ambrosio

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Ralph Ambrosio is the Republican and Conservative Party nominee for NY-20, having advanced unopposed after both primaries were canceled. He has not completed a Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey and Ballotpedia's profile of him contains no independent biography.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

In their words — priorities

  • Says his campaign centers on lowering the cost of living through tax cuts and deregulation, and on expanding domestic energy production to reduce energy costs.[5]
  • Says he would prioritize public safety and border security, and supports term limits, voter ID, and parental rights in education.[5]

Background

  • Ambrosio was born in Hudson and raised in Chatham, NY; he served in the U.S. Navy (active duty and reserves) from 1970 to 1976 and graduated from Clarkson University.[4]
  • He served with the New York State Police from 1977 to 1989 while earning his law degree, then worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Greene and Columbia counties (1989-1996), a public defender, and an assistant attorney general under Dennis Vacco, before returning to the State Police as Assistant Counsel from 1999 to 2010.[4]

Campaign money

Raised $29K · spent $21K · $8,119 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Paul Tonko · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Ralph Ambrosio · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 4.Meet Ralph · Ralph Ambrosio for Congress campaign website · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  3. 5.Issues · Ralph Ambrosio for Congress campaign website · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words