
Republican · New York's 8th District · 2026
Lewis Mizrahi
Mizrahi's working life has taken him from criminal justice data to finance and wildfire firefighting.
Biography
Lewis Mizrahi's working life has included criminal justice data analysis and wildfire firefighting.1 His BallotReady career profile lists a firefighter position with Wildfire Defense Systems beginning in 2024.2 The company works with insurers to protect threatened properties during wildfires, supplementing public emergency responders.3
Earlier, Mizrahi worked as a criminal justice data analyst for New York City's Department of Probation in 2013 and 2014, according to that career profile.2 The department supervises people serving probation in the community and helps connect them with housing, employment, training and treatment services.4
His professional background also includes private business: financial analysis at Regis Management Associates from 2015 through 2017, followed by market research at Comcast from 2018 through 2022.2 His voter profile lists two degrees from John Jay College: a bachelor's in criminal justice and a master's in operations management and supervision.2
He is the 8th District's Republican candidate.5 He also appears on New York's Conservative Party ballot line.5 His opponent is Hakeem Jeffries, whose responsibilities extend beyond the district to leading House Democrats nationally.1 Jeffries is the highest ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives.6 A September 2026 voter guide had no published positions from Mizrahi on healthcare, the economy, education, immigration or public safety.7