Michael Novakhov

Career Radio Novakhov has worked in the radio business since 2003.

New York State Assembly 2022–24 In 2022,Novakhov ran for the New York State Assembly to represent the 45th district, on the Republican Party and Conservative Party lines. The bill was referred to the Committee on Economic Development, where it remained without moving to a floor vote.

2024–present

In the 2024 New York State Assembly election, endorsed by the National Federation of Independent Business, Novakhov defeated Democratic challenger Joey Cohen-Saban by 50.2% to 49.4%. His current term runs through January 1, 2027.

His committee assignments in the NY State Assembly in 2025–26 consist of the Aging Committee, Cities Committee, Housing Committee, Governmental Operations Committee, and Small Business Committee.

In July 2026, Novakhov announced after two stabbing attacks, including one of a Jewish man outside a synagogue, by a man allegedly shouting “Allahu Akbar” in New York City that he was formally calling on the United States Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation into New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for fostering a dangerous climate for minority communities in the city.

In November 2026, Novakhov will again face Democratic challenger Joey Cohen-Saban, who this time is also running on the Fight Anti-Semitism Party line, in the 2026 New York State Assembly general election.

Political positions Novakhov's political positions include a desire to support public safety by supporting law enforcement and combating rising crime (in particular against the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Jewish communities), to make health care and housing more affordable, to support small businesses, and to protect the quality of life for New Yorkers. Novakhov is "a proud Zionist." He is staunchly pro-Ukraine in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Electoral history