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Michael Goldfarb

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Michael Goldfarb ran for U.S. House in NY-09 in 2026 as a Democratic (lost).

American conservative political writer (born 1980)

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Ran for U.S. House, NY-09, 2026 · Lost to Yvette Clarke (Democratic). Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia (House results table)

On the New York ballot, Nov 3, 2026 Representative in Congress, District 9, 2 names on the official list. Election Day has passed; see the ballot as it was.

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Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

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Background

Michael L. Goldfarb is an American conservative political writer. He was contributing editor for The Weekly Standard and was a research associate at the Project for the New American Century.

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During the 2008 presidential race he served as John McCain's deputy communications director. He is a founder of the online conservative magazine The Washington Free Beacon. Goldfarb attracted some online attention for two posts ridiculing liberal bloggers as basement-dwelling Dungeons & Dragons players.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Goldfarb_(political_writer)

Campaign finance

$310,868total raised (2026 cycle)
$281,809total spent (2026 cycle)
$29,059cash on hand (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-09-30 · Source: FEC

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