Josh
Riley

Josh Riley is a New York native and attorney with proven experience fighting for equal rights and a stronger, more equitable democracy.

Riley began his career in the office of U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey before serving as a fellow for the Labor & Pensions Committee and then as a policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Labor. After Hurricane Katrina, Riley went to New Orleans to volunteer in a legal aid clinic. He then earned a law degree from Harvard Law School and subsequently moved to South Florida to work with the American Academy of Pediatrics on a landmark civil rights lawsuit representing children from low-income families who were trying to access healthcare services. He later served as general counsel to former U.S. Senator Al Franken on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he worked on legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act. Riley then went into private practice, filing briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court for stronger campaign finance laws and supporting legal challenges opposing the Trump administration’s discriminatory immigration policies.

As a representative, Riley will work to protect access to clean water that is free of toxic PFAS chemicals, hold polluters accountable, and strengthen our democracy and the right to vote.

Riley joins the U.S. House after defeating Representative Marc Molinaro, who earned a 19% score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard in 2023.

“With good policies and smart investments, we not only can save the planet, we can create good jobs in new industries, creating economic opportunities that lift up communities that for too long have been left behind.” – LCVAF Questionnaire