# Meet Haris Bhatti

Haris Bhatti is a graduate of Cornell University. He is the recipient of the E. Virgil Conway Scholar Award given by the Mayor of New York City for his Leadership, Community Service, and Academic Excellence. Haris has worked with members of the New York State Assembly and Senate to create legislation improving the Election Law, and has collaborated with international legislators to enact academic policy.

About Candidate – Haris For Newyork

Haris Bhatti graduated from Cornell University.

Haris Bhatti has worked with members of the New York State Assembly and Senate on election-law legislation and collaborated with international legislators on academic policy.

2026 New York General Election

In my opinion, dynamic pricing is like a monopoly charging a different price to different people based on their ability to pay. And we all know monopolies are a market failure in economics. I support legislation at the municipal, state and federal levels of government that will ban dynamic pricing for ticketing and all other goods and services.

Arts & Culture – Haris For Newyork

7. Dissolve Ticketmaster because TM is a monopoly in my opinion.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to coin money, regulate its value and foreign coins, and set the standard of weights and measures. Therefore, the delegation of this power to the Federal Reserve is unconstitutional. I seek to abolish the Fed and make Congress lower interest rates to zero. I also seek to end the war for oil (No more blood for oil).

Abolish the Federal Reserve – Haris For Newyork

I support H.R.1846 – Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act

I also support H.R. 24 to Audit the Federal Reserve

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1846/text

Supports legislation banning dynamic pricing for tickets and other goods and services.

Calls for dissolving Ticketmaster, which he considers a monopoly.

Seeks to abolish the Federal Reserve and have Congress lower interest rates to zero.

Supports House Bill 1846, the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act, and House Bill 24 to audit the Federal Reserve.

- Supports legislation banning dynamic pricing for tickets and other goods and services.
- Calls for dissolving Ticketmaster, which he considers a monopoly.
- Seeks to abolish the Federal Reserve and have Congress lower interest rates to zero.
- Supports House Bill 1846, the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act, and House Bill 24 to audit the Federal Reserve.

Economy

My goal is to continue investing in Arts and Culture, and I am taking on the ticketing matters to reduce the costs so that more people can attend Broadway plays and enjoy live entertainment in Manhattan and in New York city in general. That starts by stopping Ticketmaster and anyone else (e.g. ticket brokers) from marking the price up of tickets.

I support a ban on the resale of tickets above face value. In fact, we will be able to better detect bots when the BOTs resell the ticket above face value.

Under Arts and Cultural Affairs (ACA) CHAPTER 11-C, TITLE G, ARTICLE 25 SECTION 13, New York State Licenses ticket resellers (e.g. Ticket Brookers). I seek to repeal this law and ban ticket brokers (without prohibiting resale of tickets at face value or below).

I hope to prohibit the resale of tickets above face value, and allow any person to sue the ticket seller for selling a ticket or tickets above face value. I hope to lobby the federal government to create a private right of action.

In response to questions at a Joint Public Hearing: To examine potentially unfair and deceptive practices occurring in New York State’s primary and secondary ticket marketplaces for live events in order to identify any legislative and policy reforms, the Buffalo Bills stated, “However, as it relates to the nature of this question, the Buffalo Bills do not restrict the transfer or resale of tickets and do not charge fees for the same. If a consumer wishes to resell its tickets outside of the digital ticketing platform environment, we provide a paper ticket to the consumer upon their request at no additional charge.” [20].

I urge all venues to provide a paper ticket at the request of the customer.

New York State Law does not completely outlaw speculative tickets. I strongly urge New York to enact Nevada’s ban on speculative ticketing law.

Nevada law prohibits speculative ticketing under Nevada Revised Statutes § 598.3979, which makes it illegal to resell or advertise a ticket unless it is in the actual possession or constructive possession of the reseller, or the reseller has a written contract with the rights holder to obtain it. [54].

My Swift Proposal

My Swift proposal includes redistributing a portion of the $150 billion taxpayer dollars generating federal loans, and investing in libraries, massive online courseware, and employing adjunct teachers with seniors donating their time as administrators.

Student Debt Crisis Policy Solutions – Haris For Newyork

Plans to limit ticket broker markups to reduce live-event ticket costs.

Supports prohibiting ticket resales above face value.

Seeks to repeal New York's ticket-reseller licensing law and ban ticket brokers while allowing at-or-below-face-value resales.

Wants to allow consumers to sue ticket sellers for resales above face value.

Urges live-event venues to provide paper tickets when customers request them.

Calls for New York to ban speculative ticketing, modeled on Nevada law.

Proposes redirecting a portion of federal student-loan funding to libraries and freely available online courses.

- Plans to limit ticket broker markups to reduce live-event ticket costs.
- Supports prohibiting ticket resales above face value.
- Seeks to repeal New York's ticket-reseller licensing law and ban ticket brokers while allowing at-or-below-face-value resales.
- Wants to allow consumers to sue ticket sellers for resales above face value.
- Urges live-event venues to provide paper tickets when customers request them.
- Calls for New York to ban speculative ticketing, modeled on Nevada law.
- Proposes redirecting a portion of federal student-loan funding to libraries and freely available online courses.

Public Services

As of October 15, 2026, Haris Bhatti’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

10. Create Federal criminal penalties for Bots and enforce the Federal/State Bots Act.

However, there are no criminal penalties under the federal law. The federal government must create criminal penalties for violating the Bots act.

Calls for federal criminal penalties for violating laws regulating ticket-purchasing bots.

- Calls for federal criminal penalties for violating laws regulating ticket-purchasing bots.

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

Key Policies, Policy Positions
Universal Health Care

Healthcare is a right, and everyone deserves affordable, accessible care.

Haris For Newyork

“More over, this paper is aimed to propose and support a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and a subsidy on fruits and vegetables to reduce obesity.”

Obesity is a consequence of energy imbalance of energy intake (food consumption) and energy expenditure (exercise), which is influenced by genetic and environmental factors.

Obesity – Haris For Newyork

My Proposal mirrors Paterson’s proposal. There will be an adjusted sugar/calorie federal tax placed on sugar-sweetened beverages and the tax revenues will be earmarked to subsidize fruits and vegetables. My proposal is a 32% tax on non-diet sodas and fruit drinks. The tax does not apply to water, milk, diet soda, coffee or tea.

There will be a federal mandated subsidy on fruits and vegetables. Each state will be asked to assess the local costs of fresh fruits and vegetables. After receiving the assessment, the federal government will allocate funds to decrease each state’s fruits and vegetables cost by 50%. The funds will be specifically allocated for fruits and vegetables.

Believes healthcare is a right and supports affordable, accessible care for everyone.

Proposes a 32% tax on non-diet sodas and fruit drinks to fund fruit and vegetable subsidies.

Proposes a federally mandated subsidy to reduce each state's fresh fruit and vegetable costs by 50%.

- Believes healthcare is a right and supports affordable, accessible care for everyone.
- Proposes a 32% tax on non-diet sodas and fruit drinks to fund fruit and vegetable subsidies.
- Proposes a federally mandated subsidy to reduce each state's fresh fruit and vegetable costs by 50%.

Healthcare

The government should offer grants to encourage universities to publicize open courseware, otherwise the government must demand that all student courses paid by federal loans be made available as open courseware to better evaluate the quality of education. This will offer students an alternative, increase competition and lower the cost of attendance.

Third, establish the State Post Secondary Review Entity (SPRE) in each state, which the House of Representatives derailed by eliminating the $20 million dollars in funding for the program. This will create public oversight of the accreditation of post secondary institutions, and assist in fixing the principal agent problem. The SPRE related legislation described in “Condemning Students to Debt,” can change the education system.

Fourth, changing the bankruptcy code to allow students to discharge their student loan debt, without qualifying for “undue hardship”, and defining all legal terms more leniently. There are 155,000 elderly Americans who have their Social Security checks garnished because of student debt, and millions of young Americans are defaulting. In addition, income based repayment programs must be capped at 8 years of repayments.

There are 155,000 elderly Americans who have their Social Security checks garnished because of student debt, and millions of young Americans are defaulting. In addition, income based repayment programs must be capped at 8 years of repayments. Using the HEA legislation precedent of zero % interest rates, students loans interest rates should be lowered to zero % for 60 months, or using the precedent of the bailout of the big banks’ interest rates, student loan interest rates should be lowered to less than one %, or should be automatically reduced to less than four %.

The accreditation requirements and standards should not tolerate cohort default rates above 15 %, and default rates cannot be higher than graduation rates for universities to attain federal aid money. The government must audit high cost of attendance colleges that expend more than two thirds of the federal financial aid funds, and audit colleges where federal loan default rate is greater than graduation rate.

Proposes requiring federally financed college courses to be available as free online course materials if universities do not publish them voluntarily.

Proposes establishing state entities to oversee accreditation of postsecondary institutions.

Proposes allowing student loan debt to be discharged in bankruptcy without an undue-hardship requirement.

Supports capping income-based student-loan repayment at eight years and lowering student-loan interest rates.

Calls for auditing high-cost colleges with large federal-aid expenditures or loan-default rates exceeding graduation rates.

- Proposes requiring federally financed college courses to be available as free online course materials if universities do not publish them voluntarily.
- Proposes establishing state entities to oversee accreditation of postsecondary institutions.
- Proposes allowing student loan debt to be discharged in bankruptcy without an undue-hardship requirement.
- Supports capping income-based student-loan repayment at eight years and lowering student-loan interest rates.
- Calls for auditing high-cost colleges with large federal-aid expenditures or loan-default rates exceeding graduation rates.

Education

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Arts & Culture

I believe Ticketmaster’s service charges are excessive and unreasonable. There should be a cap of a few dollars for service charges and maximum amount of 10 dollars for multiple ticket sales.

4. Ban ticket brokers. Promoters can still sell tickets, however, without brokers.

Under Arts and Cultural Affairs (ACA) CHAPTER 11-C, TITLE G, ARTICLE 25 SECTION 13, New York State Licenses ticket resellers (e.g. Ticket Brookers). I seek to repeal this law and ban ticket brokers (without prohibiting resale of tickets at face value or below).

In my opinion, Live Nation and Ticketmaster are a monopoly. Monopolies are a market failure, as taught in basic economics 101 courses. Monopolies are to be broken up so that there is competition. I believe Live Nation and Ticketmaster must be dissolved. I also believe Live Nation and Ticketmaster are guilty of coercion.

10. Create Federal criminal penalties for Bots and enforce the Federal/State Bots Act.

Under 15 U.S.C. § 45(c) Unfair and deceptive acts and practices relating to circumvention of ticket access control measures (The BOTS Act) the law Outlaws the use of automated software (bots) to bypass security measures and purchase event tickets in bulk past posted limits.

However, there are no criminal penalties under the federal law. The federal government must create criminal penalties for violating the Bots act.

Abolish the Federal Reserve

I seek to abolish the Fed and make Congress lower interest rates to zero. I also seek to end the war for oil (No more blood for oil).

I support H.R.1846 – Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act

I also support H.R. 24 to Audit the Federal Reserve

Supports banning dynamic pricing for tickets and other goods and services at municipal, state, and federal levels.

Supports banning ticket resales above face value.

Supports capping Ticketmaster service charges at a few dollars, or $10 for multiple-ticket sales.

Seeks to repeal New York's ticket-reseller licensing law and ban ticket brokers while allowing resale at or below face value.

Believes Live Nation and Ticketmaster must be dissolved.

Calls for federal criminal penalties for violating the Better Online Ticket Sales Act.

Supports the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act and legislation to audit the Federal Reserve.

- Supports banning dynamic pricing for tickets and other goods and services at municipal, state, and federal levels.
- Supports banning ticket resales above face value.
- Supports capping Ticketmaster service charges at a few dollars, or $10 for multiple-ticket sales.
- Seeks to repeal New York's ticket-reseller licensing law and ban ticket brokers while allowing resale at or below face value.
- Believes Live Nation and Ticketmaster must be dissolved.
- Calls for federal criminal penalties for violating the Better Online Ticket Sales Act.
- Seeks to abolish the Federal Reserve and have Congress lower interest rates to zero.
- Supports the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act and legislation to audit the Federal Reserve.

Plans to reduce live-entertainment ticket costs by stopping Ticketmaster and brokers from marking up prices.

- Plans to reduce live-entertainment ticket costs by stopping Ticketmaster and brokers from marking up prices.

Haris for New York

My Proposal mirrors Paterson’s proposal. There will be an adjusted sugar/calorie federal tax placed on sugar-sweetened beverages and the tax revenues will be earmarked to subsidize fruits and vegetables. My proposal is a 32% tax on non-diet sodas and fruit drinks. The tax does not apply to water, milk, diet soda, coffee or tea. The standard of sugar content will be 40 grams of sugar, which the content of one serving of canned soda.

Obesity

The second focus is to decrease the cost of fruits and vegetables. A study in 1994 showed that when fruit and salad prices fell more than 50%, there was increase consumption of these items (34). There will be a federal mandated subsidy on fruits and vegetables. Each state will be asked to assess the local costs of fresh fruits and vegetables. After receiving the assessment, the federal government will allocate funds to decrease each state’s fruits and vegetables cost by 50%. The funds will be specifically allocated for fruits and vegetables.

Said that healthcare is a right and supports affordable, accessible care for everyone.

Proposes a 32% tax on non-diet sodas and fruit drinks to subsidize fruits and vegetables.

Proposes federal subsidies to reduce each state's fruit and vegetable costs by 50%.

- Said that healthcare is a right and supports affordable, accessible care for everyone.
- Proposes a 32% tax on non-diet sodas and fruit drinks to subsidize fruits and vegetables.
- Proposes federal subsidies to reduce each state's fruit and vegetable costs by 50%.

Massive Open Online Courseware offered by Massachusetts Institute of Technology allows students to evaluate the quality of the education, learn the knowledge, and see what is going on in the classroom. The government should offer grants to encourage universities to publicize open courseware, otherwise the government must demand that all student courses paid by federal loans be made available as open courseware to better evaluate the quality of education. This will offer students an alternative, increase competition and lower the cost of attendance.

Student Debt Crisis Policy Solutions

Fourth, changing the bankruptcy code to allow students to discharge their student loan debt, without qualifying for “undue hardship”, and defining all legal terms more leniently. There are 155,000 elderly Americans who have their Social Security checks garnished because of student debt, and millions of young Americans are defaulting. In addition, income based repayment programs must be capped at 8 years of repayments. Using the HEA legislation precedent of zero % interest rates, students loans interest rates should be lowered to zero % for 60 months, or using the precedent of the bailout of the big banks’ interest rates, student loan interest rates should be lowered to less than one %, or should be automatically reduced to less than four %.

Proposes requiring college courses funded by federal loans to be available as open courseware if universities do not voluntarily publish them.

Proposes allowing student-loan discharge in bankruptcy without an undue-hardship requirement and capping income-based repayment at eight years.

Calls for withholding federal aid from colleges with cohort default rates above 15% or default rates exceeding graduation rates.

- Proposes requiring college courses funded by federal loans to be available as open courseware if universities do not voluntarily publish them.
- Proposes allowing student-loan discharge in bankruptcy without an undue-hardship requirement and capping income-based repayment at eight years.
- Calls for withholding federal aid from colleges with cohort default rates above 15% or default rates exceeding graduation rates.

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