Mike Goldfarb
About
Based in Brooklyn
Mike Goldfarb is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in New York's 9th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. The grandson of Holocaust survivors and son of first-generation college graduates, he grew up working in his family's neighborhood toy store and now raises his family in the district. He advocates for a new generation of leadership focused on fairness, accountability, and opportunity.
Grandson of Holocaust survivors
Son of first-generation college graduates
Grew up working in family's neighborhood toy store
Functional Finance Advisor (2021–present)
Harvard University graduate (2007–2009)
Where they stand
Universal Child Care
Goldfarb supports universal, free child care.
Develop Clean Energy
Goldfarb supports developing clean energy to lower New York's high electricity costs and combat climate change, particularly benefiting minority and low-income communities.
Universal Health Care
Goldfarb supports universal health care, arguing that high-quality health care should be accessible and affordable for all Americans, and that no one should have to choose between physical health and financial health.
Their priorities
Issues Mike is raising that aren't a shared debate across the field.
Responsible Digital Asset Innovation
Goldfarb supports well-regulated digital asset innovation to increase financial access, enable efficient payment systems, and maintain U.S. economic supremacy, while warning that failure to pass key legislation could embolden nefarious actors and advantage adversaries.
Protecting Non-Human Cohabitants
Goldfarb supports protecting other species as a moral imperative and often in humans' self-interest, broadening the maxim about treating the weakest members to include non-human cohabitants.
Congressional Term Limits
Goldfarb supports congressional term limits, arguing that Congress was never intended to be a lifetime appointment and that term limits would better serve American voters.
Veterans' Dental Care and Mental Health
Goldfarb supports providing VA dental coverage for veterans and addressing the suicide and mental health crises in the veteran community.
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