NY-09 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleOrganizer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
LocationNew York
BackgroundOrganizer
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Notable personal detailsJoshua Aaron Bristol is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New York’s 9th Congressional District (NY-09) in the 2026 election cycle. He has described himself as a Brooklyn organizer, working-class New Yorker, and democratic socialist, with organizing experience that includes supporting immigrant families and participation in political campaigns. His platform emphasizes tenant protections and affordable housing, workers’ rights and unions, Medicare for All, and climate-focused public investment.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports substantially higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy and major reforms to capital gains and inheritance taxes, including a 70% top marginal income tax rate and additional levies on billion-dollar earnings or valuations. Advocates using increased revenue to expand social programs and public investment.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and describes healthcare as a right; campaign platform commits to fighting to make Medicare for All a reality.
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Immigration & Border
Supports abolishing ICE as a deportation force, ending private immigration detention, creating a more accessible pathway to citizenship, protecting Dreamers and TPS holders, guaranteeing due process in immigration courts, and ending programs that turn local police into immigration agents.
Climate & Energy
Supports a federal Green New Deal and a rapid transition off fossil fuels, with investments in energy efficiency and grid modernization, community solar, expanded federal transit funding, and aggressive pollution standards. Advocates funding NYCHA retrofits for energy efficiency and holds polluters financially responsible for cleanup and resilience. Emphasizes environmental justice for working-class and frontline communities affected by climate impacts.
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