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Brad Lander

Democratic candidate for New York's 10th Congressional District

Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is an affordable-housing advocate focused on worker protections, housing costs and government accountability.

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DistrictNY-10
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Brad stands.

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Affordable housing and homelessness

  • Proposes federal social bonds for affordable housing and housing-first vouchers for people living outdoors with serious mental illness

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Universal affordable health care

  • Supports Medicare for All, restoring health-exchange subsidies and reversing cuts to Medicare and Medicaid

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Gig workers and unions

  • Supports the PRO Act and federal wage, scheduling and payment protections modeled on New York City worker laws

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Immigration and civil rights

  • Supports abolishing ICE, investigating immigration-enforcement abuses and developing a humane, comprehensive immigration system

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Reproductive health and freedom

  • Supports codifying abortion rights, repealing the Hyde Amendment and preserving access to contraception and abortion care

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Money and political accountability

  • Supports banning congressional stock trading, overturning Citizens United and establishing voluntary public matching funds for federal campaigns

Record and background

Record & experience.

  • Experience

    Fifth Avenue Committee leader

    Led affordable-housing and community-development work.

  • Experience

    Pratt Center leader

    Led the community-development organization.

  • Experience

    New York City councilmember

    Represented residents in the City Council.

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    New York City Comptroller

    Led the financial and accountability office.

  • Accomplishment

    Helped enact worker protections

    Helped enact scheduling protections for fast-food and retail workers and payment protections for freelancers.

  • Accomplishment

    Protected rent-stabilized housing

    Led pension-fund investment in Signature Bank's loan portfolio that helped protect nearly 35,000 rent-stabilized apartments.

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