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Michael Novakhov

Michael Novakhov

Republican · New York · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for New York Assembly District 45, New York

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Addressing crime targeting Asian American Pacific Islander and Jewish communities, per official Assembly page
  • Health care and housing affordability, per official Assembly page
Biography

Michael Novakhov worked in radio for two decades and co-founded Freedom FM, a Russian-language radio station, in 2019, before his 2022 election to the Assembly, per his official Assembly biography. He immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union with his family. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.

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New York Assembly District 45New York · 2026Kings County sample ballot

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