New York 10th District
Dan Goldman (D) lost the primary. 2 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Brad Lander
Democrat · former New York City comptroller
FLiberty Score F0 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Lander has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Lander.
Raised $2,785,967 since January 2025: 96% from people, 3% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Jennifer Moore
Republican · Brooklyn Republican operative, party nominee
No gradeNothing on recordI have no votes in Congress to count for Moore, and I found nothing Moore has said or done on any of these questions: no campaign positions and no interview I could check. I went through it on October 19.
Raised $2,693 since January 2025: 100% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Brad Lander, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Lander, so the grade above comes from this list: what Lander has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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In a long interview with a panel of New York journalists, faulted spending billions of dollars on bombing Iran while families lack health care and housing.
“there are billions of dollars for bombing Iran and lighting the Middle East on fire and paying for the 2000-pound bombs that destroyed Gaza”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Opposing or condemning strikes on the regime is the against side of this measure.
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Said Iron Dome is critical to the safety of civilians in Israel and that Israel should be able to buy it with its own money.
“Israel should have access to purchase it with their own funds.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Backing missile defence for Israel without American money paying for it does not settle the measure either way.
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Said on the night he won the Democratic primary that America should stop paying for Israel's wars.
“We cannot keep paying for Netanyahu's wars with our tax dollars.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Ending American funding for Israel's wars is against liberty on free nations.
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His campaign site calls for taxing billionaires more.
“Who doesn't agree with taxing billionaires more?”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Higher taxes and wealth taxes are the against side of this measure.
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His campaign site says he will fight the president's attacks on trans kids, and names no policy.
“in congress, brad will be a relentless check on trump - fighting his attacks on immigrants, on trans kids, on the rule of law”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Gender self-identification in sport and prisons is the against side; he names no rule here, so it counts for nothing.
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In the same interview, said he would still support a deal giving a path to citizenship to everyone here who is undocumented in exchange for a stronger border.
“And you know, I still would support some version of that deal for everyone who's here who's undocumented.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A path to citizenship for those here illegally is the against side of this measure; the stronger border he would trade for it does not cancel that.
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His campaign site says he keeps going with immigrants to their court dates so that no one faces deportation alone, after he was detained by federal agents at 26 Federal Plaza in June 2025.
“He has continued to accompany immigrants to their court dates alongside fellow elected officials, clergy, and community members, because no New Yorker should have to face Trump's deportation machine alone.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Acting to stop deportations and ICE arrests is the against side of this measure.
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