Peter K Oberacker
NY-19 Republican nominee?
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JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Senator
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age63 years old (May 13, 1963)
GenderMale
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LocationNew York
BackgroundBusinessman
EducationSUNY Delhi (graduate, 1983)
Notable personal detailsPeter Karl Oberacker Jr. is an American businessman and Republican politician who has served in the New York State Senate representing the 51st District since 2021. Before his state senate service, he held local government roles including on the Maryland (NY) Town Board and as an Otsego County legislator, and worked in the meat/food industry and business. In 2025, he launched a campaign for U.S. House in New York’s 19th Congressional District for the 2026 election cycle.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports lowering taxes and providing tax relief for New Yorkers, including targeted reductions for middle-class and small-business taxpayers, and advocates for spending limits and reduced regulation to improve the state business climate.
Healthcare
Peter K. Oberacker has focused on rural healthcare issues (workforce, opioid/addiction response) and has criticized state COVID-19 mandates and the confirmation of the state health commissioner; his public materials emphasize supporting local healthcare services and workforce development but do not present a clear position favoring major progressive or strongly conservative systemwide reforms.
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Immigration & Border
Supports stronger enforcement and border security measures and has called for state and federal action to address migrant arrivals and related costs; has opposed plans to house migrants upstate and urged federal fixes to border policy.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Peter K. Oberacker has a voting record and public profile indicative of supporting restrictions on abortion access rather than expanding or codifying broad abortion rights. His record has been characterized by opponents and conservative scorekeepers as aligned with limiting reproductive access and voting against measures to expand funding or protections for abortion services.
Climate & Energy
Supports an ‘affordable, reliable’ and ‘all-of-the-above’ energy approach that emphasizes energy affordability and reliability, opposes economy-wide cap-and-invest/major new emissions taxes, and favors policies that preserve or transition fossil-fuel use alongside other sources.
Public Safety & Guns
Peter K. Oberacker has campaigned in support of gun rights and emphasizes backing law enforcement and local emergency services. Public materials associate him with pro-gun positions while representing a district with gun manufacturing interests. Specific endorsements of or opposition to particular policies (e.g., universal background checks, red flag laws, constitutional carry) are not clearly stated in the cited sources.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Peter K Oberacker for NY-19 Republican nominee?
Haris Alic
Public figure
Haris Alic endorsed Peter Oberacker for the NY-19 Republican primary.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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