City Council - District 3
Haris Bhatti
Independent candidate on a ballot line under his own name; his campaign site says he is a Cornell University graduate and a recipient of the E. Virgil Conway Scholar Award from the Mayor of New York City.
Where they stand
Health care access
Supports universal health care, holding that health care is a right and that everyone deserves affordable, accessible care.
Issues Haris is raising
Kashmir and Palestine
Supports the right of the people of Kashmir to freely determine their future, and supports Palestinian freedom, dignity, self-determination and equal rights.
Background
He ran for the U.S. House in New York's 6th Congressional District in 2016, receiving 2,123 votes; no further details of his career or current occupation were found as of Sept. 30, 2026.
- Graduate of Cornell University, according to his campaign site
- Recipient of the E. Virgil Conway Scholar Award from the Mayor of New York City for leadership, community service and academic excellence, according to his campaign site
- His campaign says he worked with members of the New York State Assembly and Senate on legislation to improve election law, and with international legislators on academic policy
- Has attended community board meetings, according to his campaign site
- Ran for the U.S. House in New York's 6th Congressional District in 2016 on the Haris Bhatti Party line, receiving 2,123 votes
Support
No endorsements were found for Haris Bhatti as of Sept. 30, 2026; he appears on the ballot on a line under his own name.
Money
$16K
raised
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