NY-08 Democratic nominee?
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JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleHospitality manager
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
LocationNew York
BackgroundHospitality manager
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EducationBrooklyn College (MBA)
Notable personal detailsVance Bostic is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New York’s 8th Congressional District (NY-08) in the 2026 election cycle. He is a Brooklyn-based service-industry worker and artist who has described work experience including waiter, line cook, and food-truck work, as well as photography and music. He has stated he earned an MBA from Brooklyn College after returning to school during the COVID-19 period.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports steep taxes on the ultra‑rich and new financial transaction taxes to fund expanded social programs; prioritizes taxing corporations and billionaires to pay for universal healthcare, housing, and education and proposes major redistribution measures. Advocates federal interventions to curb corporate profiteering and to fund expansive social spending through higher taxes on wealth and Wall Street speculation.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All / single-payer and a universal, no-out-of-pocket healthcare system covering medical, dental, vision, mental health, long-term care, prescription drugs, and full reproductive and gender-affirming care regardless of employment, income, or immigration status. Plans to co-sponsor and champion existing Medicare for All legislation, cancel medical debt, and fund universal coverage by taxing the ultra-rich and redirecting federal spending.
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Immigration & Border
The candidate supports protecting immigrants and expanding access to services rather than increasing enforcement. Platform items include defunding ICE and CBP, blocking federal deportation funding, and reallocating resources toward immigration courts and asylum processing; the campaign also supports immigrant access to healthcare regardless of status.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports codifying Roe v. Wade and federal protections for abortion and related reproductive care, including legislating abortion as a fundamental right and invalidating state bans. The campaign platform explicitly calls for full reproductive care (including abortion and gender-affirming care) as part of universal healthcare.
Climate & Energy
Supports a Green New Deal-style agenda including a federal jobs guarantee to build renewable energy, retrofit homes, and build climate resilience for coastal communities; calls for working with other nations to tackle the climate crisis and prioritizes large-scale public investment in clean energy and climate resilience.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports demilitarizing police and cutting local law-enforcement budgets to redirect funds into community services and violence-prevention programs; calls to stop federal programs that transfer military-grade weapons to local police. Does not provide an explicit statement on civilian firearm bans or universal background-check proposals on the campaign platform pages located.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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