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Michael Ted Goldstein

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U.S. House District 4

2026 Connecticut U.S. House — District 4 — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 18, 2026

Overview

Current race
2026 Connecticut U.S. House — District 4 — General Election on November 3, 2026
VerifiedSource: Connecticut Secretary of the State
Official candidacy
U.S. House District 4 · Republican · Candidate
VerifiedOfficial records: Connecticut Secretary of the State
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Identity verified in official records
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Connecticut Secretary of the State — 2026 Certificate of Endorsement or 15% Candidate

Candidate: Michael Ted Goldstein

Office: U.S. House, District 4

Party: Republican

Connecticut Secretary of the State — official August 11, 2026 primary results

Official primary votes: 4632

Official primary percent: 74.25%

Experience

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Why Me? Why Now?

Source-published biography

Healthcare costs are crushing Connecticut families — and I've spent 30 years watching it happen from the inside. The reason is simple: government over-regulation has destroyed competition in medicine. When bureaucrats control the market, prices go up. When competition disappears, patients pay more for less.

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Healthcare costs are crushing Connecticut families — and I've spent 30 years watching it happen from the inside. The reason is simple: government over-regulation has destroyed competition in medicine. When bureaucrats control the market, prices go up. When competition disappears, patients pay more for less.

Stay-in-Connecticut Debt Relief

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Graduate from CT college, work here 5 years, we forgive up to $25,000

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Graduate from CT college, work here 5 years, we forgive up to $25,000

I Wasn't Born Into This

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I Wasn't Born Into This

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I Wasn't Born Into This

No Graduate Left Behind

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No Graduate Left Behind

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No Graduate Left Behind

Positions and priorities

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Energy & Infrastructure

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Expand Connecticut's energy supply and transportation capacity to lower electricity costs and improve infrastructure.

  • Support additional natural-gas pipeline capacity, nuclear power and an all-of-the-above energy mix; pursue federal law changes intended to lower electricity prices; address I-95 congestion.
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Fix I-95 traffic congestion

Education & Jobs

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Expand school choice and career-focused education pathways that connect students directly to jobs.

  • Support vocational-training vouchers, technical high schools, career academies, middle-school career pathways, high-school employer partnerships, paid apprenticeships, college-cost transparency, workforce alternatives to four-year degrees, and up to $25,000 in debt relief for Connecticut graduates who work in the state for five years.
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Workforce alternatives to college degrees

Healthcare

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Reduce healthcare regulation and intermediary costs, increase competition and treatment access, and place patients at the center of care.

  • Reduce regulatory burdens; increase competition among providers and insurers; target PBM, insurance-middleman, and patent-related costs; improve Right-to-Try access and clearer treatment pathways; oppose gender-affirming surgery for minors.
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Ban gender-affirming surgery until adulthood

Economic Growth

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Reduce federal regulatory burdens and taxes on small businesses while encouraging innovation.

  • Keep taxes low; reduce compliance burdens on small businesses; promote American innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses

Border & Security

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Strengthen border enforcement and drug interdiction while increasing federal consequences for campus violence and hate crimes.

  • Tighten the southern border against unauthorized entry and drugs; aggressively prosecute campus hate crimes; withhold federal funds from colleges that fail to respond to riots.
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Aggressively prosecute hate crimes on campuses

Constitutional Rights

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Protect religious exemptions, gun rights, and equal treatment while opposing policies he describes as CRT, quotas, open borders, and unchecked federal spending.

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Oppose CRT, quotas, open borders, unchecked spending

Public record

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Campaign finance

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FEC candidate totals January 1, 2026 through July 22, 2026.

Total receipts
$46,809.40
Total disbursements
$5,767.52
Cash on hand
$41,041.88
Committee debt
$29,518.32
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Candidate ID: H6CT04143

Name: GOLDSTEIN, MICHAEL

Office: House

State: CT

District: 04

Coverage start: 2026-01-01

Coverage end: 2026-07-22

Total receipts: $46809.40

Total disbursements: $5767.52

Cash on hand: $41041.88

Debts owed by committee: $29518.32

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Research boundary

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Complete public-action archive

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Connecticut endorsement certificate — Michael Ted Goldstein

    Connecticut Secretary of the State

    Open Connecticut Secretary of the State
  2. GOVERNMENT_ELECTION_RESULT

    2026 Connecticut official primary result — Michael Ted Goldstein

    Connecticut Secretary of the State

    Open Connecticut Secretary of the State
  3. Candidate-owned primary source

    Michael Ted Goldstein — candidate-owned primary source

    Michael Ted Goldstein campaign

    Open Michael Ted Goldstein campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  4. Official campaign contact filing

    MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN FOR CONGRESS 2026 — current FEC Statement of Organization

    Federal Election Commission

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  5. Campaign-finance record

    Michael Ted Goldstein — official FEC candidate totals

    Federal Election Commission

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  6. Candidate-provided

    Michael Ted Goldstein campaign source

    Michael Ted Goldstein campaign

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