Rep. Joseph Crowley, who lost his re-election bid to democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the June Democratic primary, is thinking ahead—four years ahead, in fact.

Campaign filings that became public Monday amid rampant speculation about his future show thousands of dollars in donations with a "date received" of 2022. This comes on the heels of news last week that the career lawmaker had scheduled a fundraiser for Oct. 29 "to position Joe for future opportunities in public service."

The seven donations, ranging in size from $18 to $2,700, show up in the disclosure to the Federal Elections Commission with the following dates in 2022: Feb. 27, March 1, March 2, and March 4.

This baffled a legal source Crain's consulted. An FEC employee reached through the agency's information hotline indicated that a campaign must report a contribution as received on the day that it physically comes into possession of the cash or check.

After this story published, a Crowley staffer said the dates were typographical errors. But they do align with the beginning of the 2022 congressional primary season, which concludes with a vote in June.

State and federal legislative districts are redrawn every 10 years following the national census. As the next population count is scheduled for 2020, 2022 would be the first year with new legislative districts. Observers expect the state to lose at least one seat in the House of Representatives, which likely would come from depopulating upstate New York. But it is possible that, given low census response rates in immigrant communities, New York City could lose a district as well.

Because Ocasio-Cortez is the least-senior member of the House hailing from the five boroughs, the Queens-Bronx district she won this year could be erased or substantially redrawn. A different political map might prove more favorable for the deposed Crowley.

But if Crowley does hope to return to Washington, he would be unable to use much of the money he apparently expects to raise at his event later this month. A candidate for the House may receive only $2,700 for the primary and $2,700 for the general election from a donor. The flyer sent to supporters for the Oct. 29 gathering asks for as much as $10,000, with proceeds directed toward a state campaign.

That figure would exceed the maximum a candidate may take in for any city office. Crowley does not hold a law degree and so cannot become a district attorney, an office subject to the more permissive state fundraising limits.

He could run for governor, lieutenant governor, state comptroller or attorney general in 2022. But those offices would seem to be long shots for an out-of-office lawmaker not well-known in most of the state.

Crowley's team did not respond immediately to a request for comment, nor did John Petry of Sessa Capital, who made the largest donation to the congressional account dated 2022.