GOTV Intel

Blay Tarnoff

Candidate for New York 4th Congressional District · Libertarian

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · New York 4th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: New York State Board of Elections — Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election: Representative in Congress District 4, Libertarian — Blay Tarnoff · read Sep 2, 2026

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The District

What New York 4th Congressional District covers

Covers parts of Nassau County and Queens County.

Includes New York (part), East Meadow, Uniondale, Garden City, Oceanside, Freeport, Merrick, Baldwin, Lawrence, Wantagh, Hempstead, Levittown (part) and 45 more.

Map of New York 4th Congressional District with 730 precincts

730 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau plus 2025 mid-decade redraws · Precinct lines: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 TIGER/Line voting districts (VTD20); NYC Department of City Planning election districts nyed_20c / nyed_22c / nyed_24c1 for the 2020 / 2022 / 2024 generals; Census 2020 VTD features without a county code given county codes and the ny-census-vtd2020 tag (2026-09-25)

Key Votes

The record

  • No public voting record

    Blay Tarnoff has not held elected public office. Prior candidacies (White Plains Common Council 1991, Nassau County Comptroller 2009, Nassau County Legislature 2019, NY Assembly AD-16 2020) were unsuccessful. He holds party posts (Nassau County Libertarian Party chair), which are not public office. No roll-call voting record exists to report. Checked 2026-09-24 against the certified 2026 candidate list for the state and the FEC candidate record.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · State certified 2026 candidate list and FEC candidate record

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$24,500cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$24,500cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Finance Reports

  • Financial disclosure — candidate threshold notice 2026

    Notice filed 07/11/2026 with the House Clerk: the candidate states they have not yet raised or spent more than $5,000 for the campaign, so no financial disclosure report is due yet. No assets, income or liabilities are reported on this notice.

    Jul 11, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Campaign finance — TARNOFF FOR CONGRESS 2026: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $24,500.00 this cycle · spent $24,500.00 · cash on hand $0.00 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $24,500.00 (100%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026):.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“For these reasons and many, many others, I declare my candidacy for the United States Congress”
Public Office (2026) — candidacy declaration, Nassau County Libertarian PartySelf-published · Nassau County Libertarian Party (candidacy declaration) · source
“As a libertarian, I know that most problems in society are caused by government, and government usually poses the greatest impediment to people who are willing and able to solve them.”
Public Office (2026) — candidacy declaration, Nassau County Libertarian PartySelf-published · Nassau County Libertarian Party (candidacy declaration) · source
“I am passionate about the right to be free from harassment by government.”
Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) — candidate's own answersSelf-published · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (answers submitted by the candidate) · source
“I would end inflation by reintroducing the gold standard, or pegging the dollar to bitcoin.”
Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) — candidate's own answersSelf-published · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (answers submitted by the candidate) · source
“I will privatize the critical functions of administrative agencies and eliminate them.”
Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) — candidate's own answersSelf-published · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (answers submitted by the candidate) · source
“I will introduce legislation enforcing the Constitution to ELIMINATE socialism in the US.”
Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) — candidate's own answersSelf-published · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (answers submitted by the candidate) · source
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“I am not a professional politician and have no desire to be one.”
Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) — candidate's own answersSelf-published · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (answers submitted by the candidate) · source

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for New York 4th Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • U.S. Representative · NY-04

    Libertarian · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 19, 2026 · OSINT

  • On the certified 2026 general-election ballot — Libertarian line, U.S. House NY-04

    New York State Board of Elections, Amended Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election (dated Sept 17, 2026), Representative in Congress District 4 (Part of Nassau): Libertarian — Blay Tarnoff.

    Sep 17, 2026 · Official · NYS Board of Elections — Amended Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election (Sept 17, 2026), as republished by the Chenango County Board of Elections · source

Not on file for Blay yet: Advertising, In the News, Reach Them, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_gp5bfw8ee.

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