U.S. House · New York's 4th Congressional District
Blay Tarnoff
CandidateLIB
- Race
- U.S. House · New York's 4th Congressional District
- Result
- Laura Gillen, projected winner
- Opponents
- Laura Gillen (D); Jeanine Driscoll (R, C)
- Research
- Basic
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Blay Tarnoff, a Libertarian Party candidate who chairs the Nassau County Libertarian Party, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. House in New York's 4th Congressional District to Laura Gillen. He has worked as a computer systems analyst and holds a law degree. In his Ballotpedia survey he described himself as not a professional politician and said he opposed socialism.[1][2][3]
On the ballotU.S. House · 4
2026-11-03
| Laura Gillen D | incumbent |
| Jeanine Driscoll RC | challenger |
| Blay Tarnoff LIB | challenger |
Biography
Blay Tarnoff, a Libertarian Party candidate who chairs the Nassau County Libertarian Party, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. House in New York's 4th Congressional District to Laura Gillen. He has worked as a computer systems analyst and holds a law degree. In his Ballotpedia survey he described himself as not a professional politician and said he opposed socialism.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Tarnoff graduated from The American School of Paris, according to his Ballotpedia survey.[3] He earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1980 (an A.B. in mathematics, per the Libertarian Party of New York) and a J.D. from Pace University School of Law in 1996.[3][1]
According to the Libertarian Party of New York, Tarnoff spent his career as a computer systems analyst, most recently providing technical support for quantitative financial analysts on Wall Street and developing neural network systems, and he presented at NVIDIA GPU Technology Conferences.[1] He has been a Libertarian activist and party representative since 1990, and he currently chairs the Nassau County Libertarian Party and the Libertarian National Judicial Committee.[1] He received 0.2% of the vote to Laura Gillen's 56.2%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[2]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says the central problem he would address in Congress is what he calls socialism, and that he would introduce legislation aimed at enforcing constitutional limits against it.[4]
- Says he would work to privatize or eliminate federal administrative agencies, which he views as unconstitutional and as producing waste, and would end inflation by pegging the dollar to gold or bitcoin.[4]
- Describes his core political philosophy as freedom from government interference in personal, economic, and self-defense decisions.[4]
Campaign money$25K raised · 100% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
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Who gave
- Individuals $25K
Largest committee contributions
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Blay Tarnoff · Libertarian Party of New York Candidate's own words
- 2.U.S. House New York's 4th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Blay Tarnoff · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 4.Blay Tarnoff · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words