Michael Goldstein

Goldstein was born in New York, New York, and graduated from Francis Lewis High School.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree from Harpur College at Binghamton University in 1970, an M.D. from SUNY Downstate Medical School in 1974, and a law degree from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in 2006; his campaign website says he attended law school at night.[2][4]

Goldstein worked as a physician, and in his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey he describes himself as an ophthalmic surgeon who later became an attorney.[2] His campaign website says he ran his own medical practice and has made medical decisions in operating rooms for more than 30 years.[4] According to the website and the survey, he is a past president and past chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New York County Medical Society, and he has served as president and later chairman of the board of his medical school alumni association.[4][2]

Goldstein ran for the Republican nomination for Connecticut's 4th District in 2022 and lost the August 9 primary to Jayme Stevenson, receiving about 40 percent of the vote by his own account.[2] He won the August 13, 2024 Republican primary over Bob MacGuffie and lost the general election to Jim Himes, and he won the August 11, 2026 Republican primary over Daniel Miressi, 74.2% to 25.8%.[2] His campaign website emphasized health care costs, energy prices and regulation.[4] He received 32.5% of the vote to Jim Himes's 65.6%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1] He has been elected to Greenwich's Representative Town Meeting, where, according to his 2024 survey, he serves on the Health and Human Services Committee.[2]

CT Mirror lists Goldstein as living in Greenwich.[3] According to his 2024 survey, he lives there with his wife, Belle, who is also a physician, and raised his children in the town.[2]