U.S. House · New York's 9th Congressional District
Joel Anabilah-Azumah
CandidateRC
- Race
- U.S. House · New York's 9th Congressional District
- Result
- Yvette D. Clarke, projected winner
- Opponent
- Yvette D. Clarke (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
it is my position that the federal minimum wage has to increase from $7.25/hour to $17/hour.
Raise the minimum wage
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it is my position that the federal minimum wage has to increase from $7.25/hour to $17/hour.
Campaign website states the federal minimum wage should rise from $7.25 to $17 per hour.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Joel Anabilah-Azumah, a small-business owner in the transportation field who ran as the Republican and Conservative Party nominee, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. House in New York's 9th Congressional District to Yvette Clarke. He had been a candidate in the district before, appearing on the 2018 and 2020 general election ballots on minor-party lines. In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey he listed his focus areas as personal freedom, transportation, and infrastructure, and said he opposed outsourcing government functions to artificial intelligence and U.S. involvement in unnecessary military conflicts.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Anabilah-Azumah was born in New York, New York, graduated from Trinity School, and earned a bachelor's degree from Union College in 2005; his career experience is in transportation.[1] He describes himself in his Ballotpedia survey responses as a small-business owner.[1]
He ran for NY-9 in 2018 on the Reform Party line (779 votes, 0.4%) and in 2020 on the Serve America Movement Party line (1,052 votes, 0.4%), both against Clarke.[1] In 2022 PoliticsNY interviewed him as a Republican candidate for NY-9, where he said he would focus on medical freedom, nutrition education, and increased access to public transportation.[5] Ballotpedia lists him among withdrawn or disqualified candidates for the 2022 U.S. Senate race (as an Independent) and for the 2024 NY-9 race.[1] He advanced as the Republican and Conservative Party nominee for NY-9 in 2026 after both primaries were canceled.[1][2] He lost to Yvette Clarke, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
- "I will fight all attempts to outsource government functions to artificial intelligence. Humans must be in charge of governing other humans at all times."[6]
- "I will resist all attempts to drag the United States into unnecessary and unwinnable military conflicts."[6]
- "I will ensure that citizens of the United States have the ability to speak freely, even when their statements are unpopular."[6]
Statements, quoted without a stance
- Loosen zoning rules to build more housing
“This corridor can be upzoned substantially and that lends itself to value capture as a significant form of revenue.”[4]
On his campaign website, about the proposed Utica Avenue subway
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
Profile: /people/joel-anabilah-azumah
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Joel Anabilah-Azumah · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) Candidate's own words
- 2.New York's 9th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.U.S. House New York's 9th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.On the Issues · Joel Anabilah-Azumah campaign website Candidate's own words
- 5.Meet the Candidates 2022: Joel Anabilah Azumah for Congressional District 9 · PoliticsNY · 2022-05-24 News report
- 6.Joel Anabilah-Azumah · Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey) Candidate's own words