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Joshua Bristol
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Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House New York District 9

Elections and appointments
Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

High school

Encinal High School

Bachelor's

San José State University, 2011

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New York, N.Y.
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Profession
Activist
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Joshua Bristol (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 9th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Bristol also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 10th Congressional District. He will not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 3, 2026.

Bristol completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Joshua Bristol was born in New York, New York. Bristol's career experience includes working as an activist and as a retail cashier. He earned a bachelor's degree from San José State University in 2011. Bristol has been affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America.[1]

Elections

2026

See also: New York's 9th 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 9

Joshua Bristol, Michael Goldfarb, and Joel Anabilah-Azumah are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 9 on November 3, 2026.

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See also: New York's 10th Congressional District election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House New York District 10

Incumbent Daniel Goldman, Evan Hutchison, and Savail Majid are running in the general election for U.S. House New York District 10 on November 3, 2026.

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2026

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Joshua Bristol is an activist, philosopher, and worker running a grassroots campaign for New York 10. He has a BA in philosophy from San Jose State University, and volunteered for Bernie Sanders in 2016 and 2020. He's also done immigrant advocacy work in Miami, FL.
  • As a socialist, Joshua will put workers and tenants first. His campaign is centered around unionization and tenants rights. This will address work place inequities and the housing crisis at the same time.
  • Joshua is also trying to push the boundaries of work life by advocating for a four day work week and medicare for all. He is deeply aware of the plight of immigrants throughout New York and the US, he champions abolish ice.
  • Joshua is also an anti zionist and an advocate for the Palestinian people's cause, is pro Ukraine, and supports indigenous peoples everywhere, including in the US.
Affordable healthcare, public education, climate action, workers rights, social justice and equity, and restoring habeus corpus and the rule of law, to name a few.

My greatest passion is taking it to the billionaires for the damage they've done and using that money to secure wins for workers.
I have many role models from MLK and Malcolm X, to FDR with his new deal.
Ability to secure wins for the public against the billionaire and oligarch class.
To always make the best decision for workers even ones outside the US who may be affected. To be able to ask piercing questions of corporate spokesmen and get to the crux of the issue in order to make the best decisions.
I would like to secure major wins for workers that reset the balance of power in our favor for a long time.
Perhaps desert storm. I would have been 7 or 8.
I worked at a pizza place as a teen for a few months. Later I worked at a book store.
Being a worker in capitalism with limited worker protections and a few disabilities has been a challenge. I have always sought to lift others up first, even as my personal goals sometimes went unfulfilled.
It can be useful, but not necessary.
Fascism and deepening inequality.
Two or fewer is just fine considering how much they are paid. The pay should be reduced as well.
We definitely need term limits and perhaps they should be expanded to other offices as well like the Supreme Court.
Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez perhaps.
It is desirable, but we have already compromised too much. Any future compromises will have to rest upon a resetting of the dem/rep relationship. As of now, bipartisanship is fairly dead.
The responsibility has essentially been lost to the House. I will work to restore and strengthen it.
To break up monopolies, to look into corporate activities that may be suspicious or unlawful. To discover what lawful corporate activities must be made unlawful, and to look into the wealth of billionaires.
It should be studied further. AI development must be guided carefully. Also something must be done about which companies will be continuing this development and how they can be held accountable for it.
I would like to make election day a national holiday. We need to look at rank choice voting and automatic voter registration as well.

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Joshua Bristol campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House New York District 10Withdrew general$0 N/A**
2026* U.S. House New York District 9Candidacy Declared general$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 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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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 13, 2025


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