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Candidate for U.S. Representative, New York District 4

Blay Tarnoff

Libertarian

Blay Tarnoff is a computer systems analyst and longtime Libertarian Party activist who chairs the Nassau County Libertarian Party. His campaign calls for sharply reducing the federal government's role, including eliminating federal administrative agencies and backing the dollar with gold or bitcoin.

Current or most recent role
Chair, Nassau County Libertarian Party
Hometown
Port Washington
Campaign website
blay.us

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

  • Says he is not a professional politician and is running out of concern about the country's direction.[3]
  • Says he would introduce legislation he argues would enforce the Constitution against socialism, which he calls the underlying cause of many national problems.[3]
  • Says most problems are caused by government and that the key to prosperity is to get government "OUT."[1]

Background

  • Chair, Nassau County Libertarian Party[2]
  • Chair, Libertarian National Judicial Committee, Libertarian Party[2]
  • Computer systems analyst, including technical support for quantitative financial analysts, Wall Street firms[2],[3]
  • Libertarian candidate, New York State Assembly District 16, 2020 election · 2020[3]

Education

  • A.B., mathematics (1980), Brown University[2],[3]
  • J.D. (1996), Pace University School of Law[2],[3]

Where they stand

  • Economy & Jobs
    Says federal administrative agencies are unconstitutional and would move their critical functions to the private sector and eliminate them.[1],[3]
  • Taxes
    Supports ending the federal income tax, along with ending inflation by pegging the dollar to gold or bitcoin; opposes a central bank digital currency.[1],[3]
  • Health Care
    Supports ending government involvement in health care and relying on free-market competition.[1]
  • Guns
    Says he would end what he calls "the criminalization of the right to self-defense."[1]

Voting record

Blay Tarnoff has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words

“I am not a professional politician and have no desire to be one.”

Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, Invalid Date[3]

Sources

  1. Tarnoff for Congress: Issues In Depth, Tarnoff for Congress 2026
  2. Blay Tarnoff for Congress: Biography, Tarnoff for Congress 2026
  3. Blay Tarnoff, Ballotpedia
  4. Blay Tarnoff – U.S. House, Congressional District 4, Libertarian Party of New York

Photo: Libertarian Party of New York (Campaign photo).

Last reviewed October 10, 2026. Spot an error or something missing? Report a correction.

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