Michael Goldfarb
Michael Goldfarb (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 9th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 23, 2026.[source]
Goldfarb completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: New York's 9th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 23, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 9
Incumbent Yvette D. Clarke, Joshua Bristol, Michael Goldfarb, and Joshua Kaitan Lucas are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 9 on June 23, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 9
Joel Anabilah-Azumah and Jean Depalis are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 9 on June 23, 2026.
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Goldfarb completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Goldfarb's responses.
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The grandson of four Holocaust survivors and the son of first-generation college graduates, I began my career at 13 years old, working at my parents' neighborhood toy store. Like all small business owners, I learned how to fight for our customers each and every day; if we failed to meet their expectations, they'd shop elsewhere. That's the standard we should hold our politicians to.
After graduating from Harvard I would go on to build my own businesses, helping people and organizations send money around the world. Millions of immigrant and diaspora community members every month use our platform to send money home for free or almost free. Billions of dollars of critical aid and development flows make their way across our rails.
Now I'm running for Congress to fight just as hard for the people of NY-9. For too long, we've received less than our fair share - our fair share of federal funding, our fair share of critical resources, and our fair share of a say in DC. With a new generation of representation, NY-9 will be skipped over no more.- Together we can give the community of NY-9 a solid floor - universal access to affordable education, housing, health care, nutrition, etc. - upon which to build our families, our businesses, and our neighborhoods. Standing firmly on that floor there is no ceiling to what we can accomplish as individuals, as a district, or as a nation. From more community schools to closer emergency medical care, safer streets to more reliable public transit, we're a long way from that goal today. We can't keep electing the same people year after year, decade after decade, and expect different results. New leadership, with a fresh perspective, and more robust representation is desperately needed.
- Affordability is a key concern in our neighborhood - but the cost of the things we need is only half of the equation. We also need to be investing in the types of growth and innovation that will provide high-quality, well-paying, AI-proof employment for our community today and our children tomorrow. From free access to vocational schools - helping fill the shortage of skilled labor we need - to expanded small business financial support and constructive engagement with "next-gen" industries, we can provide a better, brighter, more rewarding future for NY-9.
- NY-9 is one of the most diverse districts in the United States. We deserve a representative that understands and advocates for the needs of all of our communities - Jewish or Haitian, western part of the district or eastern, native-born or immigrant.
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See also
2026 Elections
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