Christopher
Schmidt
Independent candidate Christopher Schmidt seeks the open NY-21 U.S. House seat in 2026
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Background
Christopher Schmidt is an independent candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 21st Congressional District in the November 3, 2026 general election. 26 He is a resident of Hudson Falls, New York, and a Washington County native. 1021
Schmidt works as a day laborer and describes himself as a community organizer. Prior to his congressional campaign, he reportedly published a weekly newspaper in Queensbury, though dates for that work were not provided in available sources. 118 No prior elected office has been identified in the sources reviewed.
Schmidt filed as an independent with the FEC (candidate ID H6NY21231) and is running in what the FEC designates as an open seat race. 26 He is one of multiple candidates on the ballot in NY-21 for 2026, alongside Democratic and Republican contenders. 410
At a glance
- Party
- Independent
- Running for
- U.S. House · District 21, New York
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
- Current office
- Day laborer and community organizer
- Website
- christopherschmidtforcongress.com(opens in a new tab)
Where they stand
Each position links to the page it was drawn from. Quotes are verbatim.
Timeline
- Oct 9pollSiena poll of likely NY-21 voters places Schmidt at 5%
A Siena Research Institute poll of 496 likely NY-21 voters conducted September 30–October 6 showed Gendebien at 46%, Constantino at 42%, and Schmidt at 5%, with 8% undecided. The margin of error was ±4.6 percentage points. Siena labeled Schmidt as independent.
Times Union / WPTZ-NBC5 / WAMC / Siena Poll of Likely NY ... · Oct 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Oct 2newsSchmidt mentioned in NY-21 policy priorities article but his positions not detailed
A CNHI article covering NY-21 candidates' policy priorities identified Schmidt as a write-in candidate, but the policy discussion focused on Gendebien and Constantino; no detailed Schmidt policy positions were reported.
NY-21 candidates discuss policy priorities - CNHI · Oct 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 19newsSchmidt identified as independent write-in candidate and day laborer from Hudson Falls
CNHI reported that Christopher Schmidt is an independent candidate and a day laborer from Hudson Falls running a write-in campaign in the NY-21 race. His name will not appear on the November ballot.
NY-21 race commercial campaign heats up - CNHI · Sep 19, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Campaign finance
Totals filed with the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 election cycle.
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- $0
- Spent
- $0
- Cash on hand
- $0
Reporting date not available. ↳ FEC record H6NY21231(opens in a new tab)
Sources 6
- [1] Times Union / WPTZ-NBC5 / WAMC / Siena Poll of Likely NY ...(opens in a new tab) Oct 9, 2026
- [2] NY-21 candidates discuss policy priorities - CNHI(opens in a new tab) Oct 2, 2026
- [3] NY-21 race commercial campaign heats up - CNHI(opens in a new tab) Sep 19, 2026
- [4] NY-21 candidates sound off on data centers - CNHI(opens in a new tab) Aug 26, 2026
- [5] Schmidt falls short of ballot signatures, continues campaign as write ...(opens in a new tab) Jun 3, 2026
- [6] Christopher Schmidt For Congress: Home(opens in a new tab) Dec 25, 2025