Joshua A. Bristol
About
Joshua Aaron Bristol is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 9th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He advocates for Medicare for All, affordable housing, and immigration reform including abolishing ICE as a deportation force.
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New York 9th Congressional District
Advocates for fully funding NYCHA retrofits for energy efficiency and mold prevention
Supports Medicare for All and higher taxes on the wealthy including a 70% marginal tax rate
Where they stand
Universal Child Care
Joshua Bristol is committed to tackling the affordability crisis, advocating for a 70% marginal tax rate, reforms to capital gains and inheritance taxes, and tax hikes on earnings or valuations over $1 billion to address wealth inequality.
Develop Clean Energy
Bristol supports a federal Green New Deal to rapidly transition off fossil fuels, create jobs, fully fund NYCHA retrofits for energy efficiency and resilience, invest in grid modernization and community solar, expand federal transit funding, and enforce aggressive pollution standards on major emitters, with polluters paying for cleanup.
Universal Health Care
Bristol advocates for Medicare for All, arguing that healthcare must be guaranteed and not tied to employment, based on his personal experience with a brain tumor and subsequent health issues.
Their priorities
Issues Joshua is raising that aren't a shared debate across the field.
Universal Childcare
Bristol plans to release a universal childcare policy; the campaign page indicates a policy is coming soon.
Support
Others running for US Representative - District 9