Kevin T. Stocker

Kevin Stocker

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House New York District 23

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Michigan State University

Law

State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Campaign website

Personal Facebook

Kevin Stocker (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 23rd Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

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Stocker earned his B.A in business administration from Michigan State University and his J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. His professional experience includes working as an attorney. He previously served as Tonawanda Deputy Attorney from 1993 to 2006 and Kenmore Deputy Attorney from 1992 to 2007.

Elections

2026

See also: New York's 23rd Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House New York District 23

Incumbent Nick Langworthy, Stephen Collins, and Kevin Stocker are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 23 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Nick Langworthy (R)
	Submit photo	Stephen Collins (D)
		Kevin Stocker (D)

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• Maylon Haller (D)

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2020

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 140

William Conrad defeated Robert Pecoraro and Anthony Baney in the general election for New York State Assembly District 140 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Conrad (D / Independence Party / Working Families Party)	58.1	35,612
	Submit photo	Robert Pecoraro (R / Conservative Party)	40.1	24,592
	Submit photo	Anthony Baney (G)	1.7	1,053
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	55

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 61,312
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 140

William Conrad defeated Kevin Stocker in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 140 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Conrad	54.1	6,159
		Kevin Stocker	45.4	5,171
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	51

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,381
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Robert Pecoraro advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 140.

Conservative Party primary election

The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Robert Pecoraro advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Assembly District 140.

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Anthony Baney advanced from the Green primary for New York State Assembly District 140.

Independence Party primary election

Independence Party primary for New York State Assembly District 140

William Conrad defeated Ronald Pilozzi in the Independence Party primary for New York State Assembly District 140 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Conrad	53.3	383
	Submit photo	Ronald Pilozzi	44.5	320
		Other/Write-in votes	2.2	16

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 719
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Working Families Party primary election

The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. William Conrad advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Assembly District 140.

2016

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016. Incumbent Marc C. Panepinto (D) did not seek re-election.

Christopher Jacobs defeated Amber Small and James DePasquale in the New York State Senate District 60 general election.

New York State Senate, District 60 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Christopher Jacobs	58.94%	77,327
	Democratic	Amber Small	38.90%	51,036
	Green Party	James DePasquale	2.16%	2,835
Total Votes				131,198
Source: New York Board of Elections

Amber Small defeated Alfred T. Coppola in the New York State Senate District 60 Democratic primary.

New York State Senate, District 60 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Amber Small	66.44%	7,348
	Democratic	Alfred T. Coppola	33.56%	3,712
Total Votes				11,060

Small also ran on the Working Families and Women's Equality Party tickets. Christopher Jacobs defeated Kevin T. Stocker in the New York State Senate District 60 Republican primary.

New York State Senate, District 60 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Christopher Jacobs	75.55%	4,902
	Republican	Kevin T. Stocker	24.45%	1,586
Total Votes				6,488

Jacobs also ran on the Conservative, Independence, and Reform Party tickets. James DePasquale ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 60 Green primary.

New York State Senate, District 60 Green Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Green Party	James DePasquale  (unopposed)

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2014

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Marc C. Panepinto defeated Alfred T. Coppola in the Democratic primary, while Kevin T. Stocker defeated incumbent Mark Grisanti in the Republican primary. Timothy D. Gallagher ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Panepinto ran on the Working Families Party ticket and Grisanti ran on the Independence Party of New York State ticket. Panepinto defeated Stocker, Gallagher and Grisanti (IND) in the general election.

The New York State Senate was a battleground chamber that Ballotpedia identified as having the opportunity to switch partisan control in 2014. The New York Senate had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of three seats, or 4.8 percent of the chamber. District 60 in the Senate was identified by Ballotpedia and WKBW-TV in Buffalo as a battleground district that could determine control of the New York State Senate. This race heated up following the Republican primary in which incumbent Mark Grisanti was defeated by Kevin T. Stocker. Political analyst Bob Davis explained that the race "could put the balance of power for the New York State Senate up for grabs come November." At the time of the race, the district was made up of about 86,000 Democrats, 51,000 Republicans and 9,700 independents. Marc C. Panepinto (D) defeated Stocker (R), Grisanti (I) and Timothy D. Gallagher (C) in the general election.

New York State Senate District 60, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marc C. Panepinto	31.5%	26,415
	Republican	Kevin T. Stocker	29.8%	24,966
	Independence	Mark Grisanti Incumbent	27.1%	22,734
	Conservative	Timothy D. Gallagher	8.1%	6,796
	None	Blank	3.4%	2,850
Total Votes				83,761

New York State Senate, District 60 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Marc C. Panepinto	51.3%	7,448
Alfred T. Coppola	48.7%	7,059
Total Votes		14,507

New York State Senate, District 60 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kevin T. Stocker	56.6%	5,292
Mark Grisanti Incumbent	43.4%	4,051
Total Votes		9,343

2012

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012

Stocker ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 60. Stocker was defeated by incumbent Mark Grisanti in the Republican primary.

New York State Senate, District 60 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Grisanti Incumbent	59.6%	5,806
Kevin Stocker	40.4%	3,930
Total Votes		9,736

2010

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2010

Stocker was a Republican candidate for District 140 of the New York State Assembly. Stocker was uncontested in the September 14 Republican primary. Stocker was defeated by incumbent Robin Schimminger (D) in the general election on November 2.

New York State Assembly, District 140 2010
Candidates		Votes
Robin Schimminger (D)		21,784
Kevin Stocker (R)		17,817

Campaign themes

2026

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2020

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2014

Stocker's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

• Excerpt: "Restore Character, Integrity & Trust to NYS Senate."
• Excerpt: "Repeal the S.A.F.E. Act."
• Excerpt: "Reduce costs of electricity, gas, insurances, and food prices."
• Excerpt: "Job creation ; Community revitalization."
• Excerpt: "Environmental cleanup and waterfront recreational development."
• Excerpt: "Improve NYS education so it is more responsive and respectful to parents and teachers needs."

2012

On his campaign website, Stocker listed seven main issues of his campaign:

• Excerpt: "Restore Character, Integrity & Trust to NYS Senate 60th District."
• Excerpt: "Creation of Jobs and Community Revitalization."
• Excerpt: "Waterfront Cleanup & Development."
• Excerpt: "Reduce Legislature's Pay and Spending."
• Excerpt: "Term Limits for Elected Officials."
• Excerpt: "Special Interest Financial Donation Reform."
• Excerpt: "Returning Power back to the Voters and taking it away from Political Party Bosses and Special Interest Groups so has to reduce corruption and influence at the expense of our community's prosperity."

Campaign finance summary

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Kevin Stocker campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House New York District 23	Candidacy Declared general	$0	N/A**
2020	New York State Assembly District 140	Lost primary	$2,111	N/A**
Grand total			$2,111	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

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New York's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)

Chuck Schumer (D)

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas LaLota (R)

District 2

Andrew Garbarino (R)

District 3

Tom Suozzi (D)

District 4

Laura Gillen (D)

District 5

Gregory Meeks (D)

District 6

Grace Meng (D)

District 7

Nydia Velazquez (D)

District 8

Hakeem Jeffries (D)

District 9

Yvette Clarke (D)

District 10

Daniel Goldman (D)

District 11

Nicole Malliotakis (R)

District 12

Jerrold Nadler (D)

District 13

Adriano Espaillat (D)

District 14

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)

District 15

Ritchie Torres (D)

District 16

George Latimer (D)

District 17

Michael Lawler (R)

District 18

Pat Ryan (D)

District 19

Josh Riley (D)

District 20

Paul Tonko (D)

District 21

Elise Stefanik (R)

District 22

John Mannion (D)

District 23

Nick Langworthy (R)

District 24

Claudia Tenney (R)

District 25

Joseph Morelle (D)

District 26

Tim Kennedy (D)

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Republican Party (7)