U.S. House · New York's 10th Congressional District
Brad Lander
Former New York City Comptroller (2022–2026)DWFP
- Race
- U.S. House · New York's 10th Congressional District
- Result
- Brad Lander, projected winner
- Opponents
- Jennifer Moore (R, C); Nickie Kane (No Kings)
- Research
- In depth
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did4 statements · 0 votes
Last year, Republicans voted to double people's premiums on the exchanges, to rip healthcare away from people, to cut Medicare and Medicaid.
Expand public health coverage
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 10
2026-11-03
| Brad Lander DWFP | challenger |
| Jennifer Moore RC | challenger |
| Nickie Kane No Kings | challenger |
Won the June 23 Democratic primary, defeating incumbent Rep. Daniel Goldman
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Last year, Republicans voted to double people's premiums on the exchanges, to rip healthcare away from people, to cut Medicare and Medicaid.
Supports restoring expired ACA premium subsidies and opposes Republican efforts to cut Medicare and Medicaid.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Campaign platform calls for taxing wealthy individuals and billionaires more aggressively.
Documented position[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Campaign platform calls for increasing apartment construction along with housing vouchers to address affordability.
Documented position[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Campaign describes opposition to federal immigration enforcement actions, framing them as targeting immigrant neighbors.
Documented position[6]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Democrat Brad Lander won the November 3, 2026 election for New York's 10th Congressional District, defeating Jennifer Moore, and will take office on January 3, 2027. A Brooklyn community-development leader before entering government, he served on the New York City Council from 2010 to 2021, was New York City Comptroller from 2022 to 2026, and ran for mayor in 2025. He defeated incumbent Rep. Daniel Goldman in the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary. Reports list endorsements from Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.[1][2][3][4]
Lander was born on July 8, 1969, and raised in Creve Coeur, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated from Parkway North High School in 1987.[3] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1991 and holds master's degrees in social anthropology from University College London and in city planning from the Pratt Institute.[2][3] Before entering elected office he directed the nonprofits Fifth Avenue Committee (1993-2003) and the Pratt Center for Community Development (2003-2009); according to his campaign website, the groups built and preserved affordable housing and ran job-training programs.[2][3][4]
Lander served on the New York City Council representing District 39 in Brooklyn, which includes Park Slope and Kensington, from 2010 to 2021, when term limits ended his tenure, and he co-founded the Council's Progressive Caucus.[2][3][4] His campaign website cites among his Council achievements the Gowanus rezoning, scheduling and delivery-worker pay laws, and the Independent Expenditure Disclosure Act.[4] He was elected New York City Comptroller in 2021 and served from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026 as the city's chief financial and accountability officer, overseeing its pension funds; he did not seek re-election as comptroller in 2025.[2][3][4] In July 2024 he announced that he would run for mayor in the 2025 Democratic primary, and on June 13, 2025 he and Zohran Mamdani cross-endorsed each other; Mamdani went on to win the primary.[3][4]
According to his campaign website, Lander was handcuffed and detained by federal agents at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan in June 2025 while escorting an asylum seeker out of immigration court.[4] He announced his candidacy for NY-10 on December 10, 2025, and defeated incumbent Rep. Daniel Goldman in the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary, 66.0% to 33.8%; he also appeared on the Working Families Party line.[3][2][7] Lander lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Meg Barnette, and, according to his campaign website, they raised two children.[4] According to his campaign website, he campaigned to "fight, not fold" against the Trump administration and for an affordable New York.[4] He won the November 3, 2026 general election with 83.2% of the vote to Jennifer Moore's 15.9%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- action2024-11-20 · As NYC Comptroller, released an audit (published November 20, 2024) finding NYCHA paid vendors $135.6 million in smaller purchases (under $50,000, including routine repairs and maintenance) during 2022 and 2023 with far less oversight than larger contracts, and that 46% of the value of purchase orders examined ($301,678 of $648,786) lacked evidence the work was performed; called for a new vendor scorecard based on real-time resident feedback.[8]
- vote2016-10-27 · Sponsored Int. No. 1017-C, the Freelance Isn't Free Act, requiring written contracts and timely payment for freelance workers; passed the City Council 51-0 on October 27, 2016.[9]
- vote2019-04-18 · Voted yes on Int. No. 1253-C, the Climate Mobilization Act (Local Law 97 of 2019), setting greenhouse-gas emissions limits for large buildings, which passed the City Council 45-2 on April 18, 2019.[10]
- vote2021-09-23 · Voted yes on Int. No. 2294-A, establishing minimum per-trip payments for third-party food-delivery and courier-service workers, which passed the City Council 40-3 (as part of a coupled vote with related bills) on September 23, 2021.[11]
- billAs a City Council member, was the lead sponsor of New York City's plastic bag fee/ban and Styrofoam ban bills, and was an early sponsor of the Council's waste equity and commercial waste zone legislation.[12]
- billAccording to his campaign biography, delivered job protections for freelancers and fast-food workers and a $15 minimum wage for delivery workers and Uber drivers as a City Council member.[13]
- actionCo-founded the New York City Council's Progressive Caucus during his time on the Council.[13]
In their own words
Priorities
- Named housing, healthcare, and protecting immigrants as his top priorities for the general election, saying of Republican health policy: "Last year, Republicans voted to double people's premiums on the exchanges, to rip healthcare away from people, to cut Medicare and Medicaid."[5]
- Says Democrats should refuse to support any budget that does not restore expired ACA premium subsidies: "When we win back the House...we're going to run that fight again. And we'll only vote for a budget that restores those healthcare subsidies, so people can afford their lives better."[5]
- Says voters are frustrated with politicians who take corporate PAC money and look like they are doing the work of Wall Street, crypto, and AIPAC, and his campaign says it is fighting to get that kind of money out of politics.[5][6]
Campaign money$2.5M raised · 98% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $2.4M
- PACs & committees $49K
Largest committee contributions
- Communications Workers of America - COPE Political Contributions Committee PAC$10K
- Progressive Voters of America PAC$10K
- A New Policy PAC PAC$8,209
- Working Families Party PAC PAC$5,000
- Moveon.org Political Action PAC$5,000
- UAW - V - Cap (UAW Voluntary Community Action Program) 'int'l Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America UAW PAC$5,000
- Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC PAC$5,000
- Rising Dems PAC$3,500
- Christopher Street Project PAC (CSP PAC) PAC$3,000
- Common Defense Action Fund PAC$2,500
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.New York's 10th Congressional District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Brad Lander · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.Brad Lander · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 4.About — Brad Lander for Congress · Brad Lander for Congress campaign Candidate's own words
- 5.Brad Lander outlines priorities after NY-10 primary win · NY1 · 2026-06-25 News report
- 6.Brad Lander for Congress · Brad Lander for Congress campaign Candidate's own words
- 7.NYC Comptroller Lander announces he will run for Congress · FOX 5 New York · 2025-12-10 News report
- 8.NYC Comptroller Lander Finds Rampant Failures in Repair Vendor Oversight at NYCHA, Calls for New Vendor Scorecard Based on Real-Time Resident Feedback · Office of the New York City Comptroller · 2024-11-20 Official record
- 9.Minutes of the Proceedings, Stated Meeting of October 27, 2016 (Int. No. 1017-C roll call, p. 3543) · The New York City Council · 2016-10-27 Official record
- 10.Minutes of the Proceedings, Stated Meeting of April 18, 2019 (Int. No. 1253-C roll call, p. 1503) · The New York City Council · 2019-04-18 Official record
- 11.Minutes of the Proceedings, Stated Meeting of September 23, 2021 (Int. No. 2294-A roll call, p. 2425) · The New York City Council · 2021-09-23 Official record
- 12.Brad Lander legislative record summary · New York League of Conservation Voters Reference
- 13.Brad Lander · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference