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Joshua attended Encinal High School. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from San José State University. He lives in Brooklyn.

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Joshua attended Encinal High School. He has a bachelor’s degree from San José State University. He lives in Brooklyn.

Joshua is a cashier. He works at Burlington Stores. He previously worked as a business consultant.

Joshua's run for US Representative is his first entry into politics.

Supports a four-day work week, minimum wage increases, workplace unionization, and legislation for standardized rest breaks across industries.

Supports a 70 percent marginal tax rate for high earners, reforms to capital gains and inheritance taxes, and tax hikes on earnings or valuations over one billion dollars.

Supports strengthening tenant protections against unjust evictions and rent hikes, and advocates for fully funding and modernizing the NYC Housing Authority.

Supports expanding Section 8 vouchers, rent controls, and strengthening federal tenant protections against unjust evictions and rent gouging.

Aims to prevent property owners from leaving properties empty and to end homelessness.

Supports investment in grid modernization, community solar, expanded federal transit funding, and enforcement of aggressive pollution standards on major emitters.

Supports holding polluters accountable for cleanup and climate resilience costs.

- Supports a four-day work week, minimum wage increases, workplace unionization, and legislation for standardized rest breaks across industries.
- Supports a 70 percent marginal tax rate for high earners, reforms to capital gains and inheritance taxes, and tax hikes on earnings or valuations over one billion dollars.
- Supports strengthening tenant protections against unjust evictions and rent hikes, and advocates for fully funding and modernizing the NYC Housing Authority.
- Supports expanding Section 8 vouchers, rent controls, and strengthening federal tenant protections against unjust evictions and rent gouging.
- Aims to prevent property owners from leaving properties empty and to end homelessness.
- Supports investment in grid modernization, community solar, expanded federal transit funding, and enforcement of aggressive pollution standards on major emitters.
- Supports holding polluters accountable for cleanup and climate resilience costs.

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Opposes programs that involve local police acting as immigration agents and emphasizes the importance of dignity, humanity, and rights in immigration policy.

Opposes programs that involve local police acting as immigration agents and emphasizes the importance of dignity, humanity, and rights in immigration policy.

- Opposes programs that involve local police acting as immigration agents and emphasizes the importance of dignity, humanity, and rights in immigration policy.

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Advocates for guaranteed healthcare and plans to fight for Medicare for All to eliminate the control employers have over individuals' healthcare.

- Advocates for guaranteed healthcare and plans to fight for Medicare for All to eliminate the control employers have over individuals' healthcare.

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Supports a federal Green New Deal to transition off fossil fuels, create jobs, and address the impacts of climate change on working-class communities.

Supports investing in grid modernization and community solar energy.

Supports enforcing aggressive pollution standards on major emitters and requiring polluters to pay for cleanup and climate resilience.

- Supports a federal Green New Deal to transition off fossil fuels, create jobs, and address the impacts of climate change on working-class communities.
- Supports investing in grid modernization and community solar energy.
- Supports enforcing aggressive pollution standards on major emitters and requiring polluters to pay for cleanup and climate resilience.

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Candidate Joshua A. Bristol advocates for a foreign policy that prioritizes self-determination, human rights, and diplomacy, opposing endless wars and military funding. He supports an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the rights of Palestinians and Israelis, and the self-determination of Puerto Rico. He calls for enforcing the War Powers Resolution and opposes the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement while promoting humanitarian aid for Palestinians.

Advocates for a foreign policy that prioritizes self-determination, human rights, and diplomacy, opposing endless wars and military funding. 

Supports an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the rights of Palestinians and Israelis.

Calls for enforcing the War Powers Resolution and opposes the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement while promoting humanitarian aid for Palestinians.

Plans to work to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a deportation force.

Plans to end private immigration detention.

Plans to guarantee due process in immigration courts.

- Advocates for a foreign policy that prioritizes self-determination, human rights, and diplomacy, opposing endless wars and military funding. 
- Supports an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the rights of Palestinians and Israelis.
- Calls for enforcing the War Powers Resolution and opposes the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement while promoting humanitarian aid for Palestinians.
- Plans to work to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a deportation force.
- Plans to end private immigration detention.
- Plans to guarantee due process in immigration courts.

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As of June 18, 2026, Joshua A. Bristol’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Joshua A. Bristol

Joshua is from the East Village, Manhattan, New York. He attended Encinal High School. He has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from San José State University.

Joshua is a cashier. He works at Burlington Stores, where he has been since 2025. He previously worked as a business consultant and served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Rockingham 4 district from 2014 to 2016.

Joshua Aaron Bristol previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing the Rockingham 4 district from 2014 to 2016, where he served on the House Education Committee. He was re-elected in 2016 and served a second term before choosing not to seek re-election in 2018.

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Mike Goldfarb is married and has a daughter. He lives in the Lefferts Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Mike Goldfarb is married and has a daughter. He has a degree from Harvard University. 

Mike is an advisor at Capi Money and Functional Finance. He also serves as a strategic advisor and investor at Ponto. Previously, he was the chief of staff at CAB Payments, the general operations director at Taptap Send, and the president and a founding team member at Segovia Technology. He also worked as an associate at Centerbridge Partners and an analyst at The Blackstone Group. Earlier in his career, he taught at Chongqing University of Technology. Mike grew up working in his family's neighborhood toy store.

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Mike is an advisor and investor at Capi Money and Functional Finance. Previously, he was the chief of staff at CAB Payments.

Michael Goldfarb is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 9th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle.

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Michael's run for U.S. Representative is his first run for public office. 

Supports well-regulated digital asset innovations to expand financial access, improve payment efficiency, and maintain US economic supremacy, warning that inaction could benefit adversaries and legacy banks.

Believes well-regulated digital asset innovations can expand financial access, improve payment efficiency, and maintain US economic supremacy, warning that inaction could benefit adversaries and legacy banks.

Supports a federal privacy standard to protect personal information from unauthorized access by advertisers, fraudsters, identity thieves, foreign adversaries, and government.

Supports a federal privacy policy and standard to protect personal information from unauthorized access by advertisers, fraudsters, identity thieves, foreign adversaries, and the government.

Supports establishing "Jobs of National Priority" to incentivize people to pursue critical roles, addressing both rewarding employment and the shortage of workers in essential positions.

Supports establishing "Jobs of National Priority" to incentivize people to pursue employment in critical roles.

Supports building more housing and rethinking zoning policies.

Supports building more housing by "taking advantage of new/planned transit corridors, utilizing technology to make construction quicker and cheaper, and rethinking exclusionary zoning policies and building codes"

Supports expanding public transit, saying it is "cheaper, safer, and more environmentally friendly than traveling by car."

Supports developing clean energy to reduce electricity costs and improve quality of life, especially for minority and low-income communities.

- Believes well-regulated digital asset innovations can expand financial access, improve payment efficiency, and maintain US economic supremacy, warning that inaction could benefit adversaries and legacy banks.
- Supports a federal privacy policy and standard to protect personal information from unauthorized access by advertisers, fraudsters, identity thieves, foreign adversaries, and the government.
- Supports establishing "Jobs of National Priority" to incentivize people to pursue employment in critical roles.
- Supports building more housing by "taking advantage of new/planned transit corridors, utilizing technology to make construction quicker and cheaper, and rethinking exclusionary zoning policies and building codes"
- Supports expanding public transit, saying it is "cheaper, safer, and more environmentally friendly than traveling by car."
- Supports developing clean energy to reduce electricity costs and improve quality of life, especially for minority and low-income communities.

As of June 18, 2026, Mike Goldfarb’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports providing dental coverage for veterans.

Supports addressing the "suicide and mental health crises in our veteran community."

Supports addressing the "suicide and mental health crises in [the] veteran community."

- Supports universal healthcare.
- Supports providing dental coverage for veterans.
- Supports addressing the "suicide and mental health crises in [the] veteran community."

Supports broadening the maxim, "the greatness of a civilization can be judged by how it treats its weakest members" to include how it treats its non-human cohabitants.

Believes in protecting and caring for other animal species. 

- Believes in protecting and caring for other animal species. 

Supports providing pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and expanding legal immigration options.

Supports providing pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, expanding legal immigration options, and restarting the immigration enforcement system from scratch.

- Supports providing pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, expanding legal immigration options, and restarting the immigration enforcement system from scratch.

Supports term limits for Congress members.

Seeks to overturn Citizens United, stating, "Politics should put people over profits; politicians should put constituents over corporations."

Opposes former elected officials becoming lobbyists.

Said, "The Supreme Court has worked tirelessly to undermine critical pieces of civil rights legislation. I'll work tirelessly to pass the new laws that are desperately needed to undo those harms."

Opposes Congressional stock trading and proposes a ban on it.

- Supports term limits for Congress members.
- Seeks to overturn Citizens United, stating, "Politics should put people over profits; politicians should put constituents over corporations."
- Opposes former elected officials becoming lobbyists.
- Said, "The Supreme Court has worked tirelessly to undermine critical pieces of civil rights legislation. I'll work tirelessly to pass the new laws that are desperately needed to undo those harms."
- Opposes Congressional stock trading and proposes a ban on it.

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Yvette is from Brooklyn, New York. She attended the University of the District of Columbia. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of the District of Columbia. She received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the University of Technology, Jamaica, and the honorary Doctorate of Public Policy from the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean. She lives in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. She is a proud active member of the Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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Yvette D. Clarke is from Brooklyn, New York. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science from Oberlin College. 

Yvette is a U.S. Representative. She works at the United States House of Representatives, where she has served since 2007. She previously worked at the New York City Council, representing the 40th District.

Yvette previously worked as an executive assistant at the New York State Workers' Compensation Board and as a legislative aide to Senator Velmanette Montgomery. 

Yvette D. Clarke is currently a U.S. Representative representing New York’s 9th congressional district. She was first elected in 2006. She previously served on the New York City Council, representing the 40th District, from 2002 to 2006.

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Yvette currently serves as a U.S. Representative, representing New York's 9th Congressional District. She was first elected in 2012 and is her sixth term. She previously represented New York's 11th Congressional District for three terms from 2007 to 2013. She also previously served as a member of the New York City Council. She served two terms from 2000 to 2007. 

Supports legislation that favors small businesses and aims to hold large corporations accountable.

Supports paid family leave and voted to extend four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees.

Advocates for paid family leave and voted to extend four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees.

- Supports legislation that favors small businesses and aims to hold large corporations accountable.
- Advocates for paid family leave and voted to extend four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees.

Supports decriminalizing sex work and advocates for focusing on crimes against sex workers, such as sex trafficking.

Calls for the decriminalization sex work and advocates for focusing on crimes against sex workers, such as sex trafficking.

- Calls for the decriminalization sex work and advocates for focusing on crimes against sex workers, such as sex trafficking.

Led legislation to support women's health, including the Menopause Research Equity Act, the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid and Education Act, and the Uterine Cancer Study Act.

As a U.S. Representative, led legislation to support women's health, including the Menopause Research Equity Act, the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid and Education Act, and the Uterine Cancer Study Act.

- Supports abortion access.
- As a U.S. Representative, led legislation to support women's health, including the Menopause Research Equity Act, the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid and Education Act, and the Uterine Cancer Study Act.
- Advocates for medicare for all.

Supports the Green New Deal, which aims to reduce fossil fuel use and create high-paying jobs in clean energy.

As a House Representative, introduced the FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act, which would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider climate change in all its policies.

As a U.S. Representative, introduced the FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act, which would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider climate change in all its policies.

- Supports the Green New Deal, which aims to reduce fossil fuel use and create high-paying jobs in clean energy.
- As a U.S. Representative, introduced the FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act, which would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to consider climate change in all its policies.

As a House Representative, introduced the ASPIRE Act, which would provide relief to all temporary protected status (TPS) eligible individuals, and the Protect Our Sanctuary Cities Act, which would target former President Trump’s executive restrictions on sanctuary cities.

As a U.S. Representative, introduced the ASPIRE Act, which would provide relief to all temporary protected status (TPS) eligible individuals, and the Protect Our Sanctuary Cities Act, which would target former President Trump’s executive restrictions on sanctuary cities.

Supports granting temporary protected status to individuals from the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian.

- As a U.S. Representative, introduced the ASPIRE Act, which would provide relief to all temporary protected status (TPS) eligible individuals, and the Protect Our Sanctuary Cities Act, which would target former President Trump’s executive restrictions on sanctuary cities.
- Supports granting temporary protected status to individuals from the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian.

As of June 18, 2026, Yvette D. Clarke’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a House Representative, passed legislation to increase funding for STEM programs.

As a U.S. Representative, passed legislation to increase funding for STEM programs.

Supports a student loan bailout program and free college for all.

- As a U.S. Representative, passed legislation to increase funding for STEM programs.
- Supports a student loan bailout program and free college for all.

Yvette D. Clarke

Supports decriminalizing sex work and believes efforts should focus on crimes against sex workers, such as sex trafficking.

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