NY-09 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current rolePolitical candidate
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
GenderMale
LocationNew York
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BackgroundPolitical candidate
Notable personal detailsJoshua 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 describes himself as a Brooklyn organizer and democratic socialist focused on tenant protections, affordable housing, labor rights, and healthcare affordability. He has reported employment as a cashier at Burlington Stores Inc.
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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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