U.S. House Candidate Profile

Robert Smullen

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RepublicanU.S. HouseNew York21

Background

Robert Smullen is a Republican candidate for U.S. House in New York's 21st district in the 2026 election cycle. Smullen has served in the New York State Assembly for the 118th district since 2019 and previously served 24 years in the United States Marine Corps, retiring in 2015 as a colonel. Smullen was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2018 after defeating Patrick Vincent in the Republican primary and Keith Rubino in the general election. As of October 18, 2026, Smullen's ballot status is not_on_general_ballot. For the 2026 election cycle, Federal Election Commission filings report that Smullen raised $1,348,637, spent $1,322,249, and had $26,388 in cash on hand.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smullen; Official election records; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NY21215/).

Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Robert Smullen raised $1,347,403, spent $1,155,600, reported $191,802 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Robert Smullen raised $1,300,134, spent $775,156, reported $524,978 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Robert Smullen raised $1,177,511, spent $213,537, reported $963,973 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Robert Smullen's committee id is C00927616

Robert Smullen's latest reported disbursements $1,348,637. fec.gov

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Robert Smullen profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 12. Primary-source references 12. First seen 2026-05-07. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-06.

Published claim kinds: Background 5, Finance 3, Controversies 1.

Other ids: Other irs-990:_run.

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