Daniel Sachs Goldman (born February 26, 1976) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the

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for New York's 10th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the lead majority counsel in the first impeachment inquiry against

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and lead counsel to House Managers in Trump's

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which was also in 2019. Goldman is among the wealthiest members of Congress, with an estimated personal

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of up to $253 million according to financial disclosure forms.

Early life and family

Goldman was born in Washington, D. C., to Susan () and Richard W. Goldman. His father was a federal prosecutor in Washington, D. C., who died when Goldman was a child. His paternal grandparents were Rhoda Haas Goldman and Richard Goldman; his great-grandfather was Walter A. Haas, president of Levi Strauss & Co. His great-great-grandfather was Abraham Haas, the founder of the

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chain of food stores. He grew up in a

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family with his younger brother Bill Goldman, who died at age 38 in a plane crash in

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, as well as his sister Alice Reiter. Daniel is an heir to the Levi Strauss & Co. fortune. Daniel Goldman attended

Sidwell Friends School Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...

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, where his mother previously served as chair of the board. He graduated with a

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degree in history from

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in 1998 and a

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degree with distinction from

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in 2005. Before law school, he was an

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researcher and a writer for

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Early career

Federal prosecutor and legal analyst

After graduating from law school, Goldman clerked for Charles Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and Robert D. Sack of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 2007 to 2017, Goldman was an

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in the

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under

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. He prosecuted Russian organized crime,

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mobsters, including Fotios Geas, who murdered Whitey Bulger while in prison, and a variety of

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and

securities fraud Securities fraud, also known as stock fraud and investment fraud, is a deceptive practice in the stock or commodities markets that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information. In 2017, Goldman was the lead prosecutor of Billy Walters, a sports bettor who was convicted for

insider trading Insider trading is the trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) based on material, nonpublic information about the company. In various countries, some kinds of trading based on insider informati ...

. After leaving the Southern District, Goldman became a legal analyst for

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and

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and a fellow at the

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in New York. Goldman was hired as Senior Advisor and Director of Investigations for the

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in February 2019 and later became the lead counsel for the first

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. He questioned witnesses on behalf of the majority during the

's public hearings. On December 9, 2019, he provided testimony at the public hearing of the

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. On November 16, 2021, Goldman announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for

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in the 2022 election. When incumbent

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ended her campaign for governor in December and opted to run for reelection, Goldman withdrew and endorsed James.

U.S. House of Representatives

Election

2022

On June 1, 2022, Goldman announced his candidacy for

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in New York's 10th district. A July 14 poll by Data for Progress indicated Goldman had 12% of support, behind Councilwoman Carlina Rivera's 17% and Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou's 14% in the crowded Democratic primary, which also included incumbent congressman

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and former congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman. An internal poll conducted between July 22 and 26 showed Goldman leading the race with 18% of support, followed by Niou with 16% and Rivera with 14%. Goldman has been endorsed by

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member Robert Carroll and Brian A. Cunningham, former U.S. Representative

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, former

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Richard Ravitch and ''

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''. He received a backhanded endorsement from

, who called him "very compassionate and compromising to those within the Republican Party", which Goldman's campaign rejected as a "pathetic attempt at fooling Democrats". Goldman raised more than $1.2 million from more than 2,100 individual contributions in the month after he declared his candidacy. He received the maximum allowable campaign contributions from billionaire real estate developers

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and

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. Ross was also a major fundraiser and supporter of Trump. As of August 17, 2022, Goldman had contributed more than $4 million to his own campaign, leading rivals to accuse him of attempting to "purchase this congressional seat". His campaign hired a Republican campaign consultant who supported Trump in the 2020 presidential election and called Representative

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"retarded" over her support for Trump's impeachment to perform voter outreach to

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voters in

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. Goldman's campaign immediately fired the consultant and clarified that they were "unaware of these grossly offensive remarks" when ''

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'' contacted them for comment. Goldman's financial disclosures indicate he has a line of credit from

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worth up to $50 million in addition to investments in weapons manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co., defense contractors

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and

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, oil companies Chevron,

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and

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, and

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. Goldman's campaign said he will put his assets into a

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if elected and that he is no longer invested in Sturm, Ruger & Co. He narrowly won the Democratic nomination in the crowded primary, receiving 16,686 votes (25.8%). He won the

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against Republican nominee Benine Hamdan with 83.9% of the vote.

Tenure

On January 10, 2023, Goldman and Representative Ritchie Torres delivered an ethics complaint to the office of Representative George Santos, who is embattled by revelations that he lied about most of his résumé and background. Goldman has introduced seven bills in his first year in Congress: the Early Voting Act, the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act, the Strengthening Medicaid for Serious Mental Illness Act, the Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023, the Disarming Cartels Act, the Codifying SAVE Plan Act, and the GRADUATE Act. Goldman is a member of the Vote Blue Coalition, a progressive group and federal PAC created to support Democrats in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania through voter outreach and mobilization efforts.

Committee assignments

* Committee on Judiciary * Committee on Homeland Security ** Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence ** Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology * Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government

Caucus memberships

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* Dads Caucus * Voting Rights Caucus * Congressional Equality Caucus * Pro Choice Caucus *

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* Labor Caucus * Renters Caucus * Quiet Skies Caucus * Ukraine Caucus * Baltic Caucus * Public Broadcasting Caucus * Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition

Political positions

Democracy

Goldman accused the 45th US president

of "inflammatory rhetoric", and stated that Trump is "destructive to democracy" and "has to be eliminated”. After Goldman's inflammatory call for the elimination of Trump caused a backlash from conservatives, he clarified that the word "eliminate" was a wrong term to describe what Goldman wants to be done to Trump: "“''Yesterday on TV, I mistakenly used the wrong word to express the importance for America that Donald Trump doesn’t become President again''”.

Mexico–United States Border Security

Goldman conceded that perhaps a border wall could be marginally helpful, even if it was not particularly effective in April 2025 saying, "Would it be better if we had a border wall to keep the border safe? Probably, But is it really the most effective use of $46 billion? Of course not." in response to funding for the

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at Homeland megabill markup.

Abortion

Goldman has said he believes abortion is a health-care decision that "should be made between an individual and their doctor". He drew significant backlash and criticism when he revealed support for abortion restrictions, and said he would not object to a state law barring abortion after a fetus is considered viable. He clarified in the same interview that his personal views on abortion are secondary to the right of a woman to choose. In June 2023, Goldman and Congresswoman

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led more than 50 lawmakers in pressing Walmart, Costco, Kroger, and other major American pharmacies to sell the abortion pill,

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. In July, Goldman called the ''Dobbs'' decision "one of the very worst opinions that the Supreme Court has ever issued on both a legal and factual basis".

Economic issues

Goldman supports increasing the

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, universal child care, and

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. He supports promoting business development, and requiring corporations to pay their fair share to "increase opportunity for all Americans". Goldman was one of the 46 Democrats who voted against final passage of the

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in the House.

Environment

Goldman said in his 2022 campaign that he supports the principles and goals of a

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to transition to

clean energy Energy is sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Definitions of sustainable energy usually look at its effects on the environment, the economy, and s ...

and has called

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an "

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". He supports

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s to incentivize private companies to invest in

renewable energy Renewable energy (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable resource, renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human lifetime, human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind pow ...

Foreign policy

Israel

Goldman supports the

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. He opposes the

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movement, calling it a "thinly-veiled demonstration of

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." He voted to support Israel following the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. In 2024, he signed an open-letter expressing "disgust" at South Africa's case at the

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charging Israel with operating with intent to commit genocide in Gaza.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Goldman believes

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threatens

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's sovereignty, international order, and democracy globally. He is in favor of U.S. aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia.

Syria

In 2023, Goldman voted against H.Con.Res. 21, which directed President

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to remove U.S. troops from

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within 180 days.

Taiwan

Goldman supports democracy in

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, but opposed Speaker

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's August 2022 visit to Taiwan and concurred with the

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's assessment of the risks, citing intelligence and diplomatic concerns.

Healthcare

Goldman believes healthcare is a fundamental right and supports a public option and private health insurance. He is one of over 100 cosponsors of Medicare for All.

Housing

Goldman supports "

s" to combat New York City's lack of

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. He supports construction by private real estate developers, fully funding

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, and allocating federal dollars for private firms to update and manage properties NYCHA owns.

Judiciary

Goldman opposes expanding the

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and said it is "antidemocratic" during a candidate forum. He expressed support for implementing term limits on Supreme Court Justices in an interview with ''

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''.

LGBTQ equality

Goldman supports passing the Equality Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity. He said he had never marched in an LGBTQ Pride parade until 2022, saying his work as a federal prosecutor prevented him from doing so, in response to a questionnaire from the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club. He drew criticisms and accusations of using the LGBTQ community as a "

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" when it was revealed his explanation contradicted the guidelines and restrictions issued by the

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, which states employees may "attend political rallies and meetings." In fact, the

has its own employee-run "DOJ Pride."

Electoral history

Personal life

Goldman has married twice. In 2002, he married Olympic diver and lawyer Anne Montminy; she is from

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. They divorced in 2008, after having two children. In 2013, he married Corinne Levy; they have three children.

Notes

References

External links

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