U.S. Representative for New A's 9th District
Nathan Brightwell
48%approve+0.8 this week up this week
Approval, last 60 days
Diamonds mark the stories and nudges that moved itHow 48% is built
Base rating47%
News+0.4
Desk nudges0.0
Economy0.0
Daily mood+0.6
Today48%
The base rating is set at the Mayor's Desk. Everything else is earned in the news — each story's effect halves every 21 days.
What moved it
Effect when it ran → what is left today- Blakeman opens the home stretch on Soundview Avenue: “Nobody should pay nine emeralds to go to work”Sep 9, 2026 · PIX 11 Long Island+0.5 then+0.1
- New A 1 poll, borough by borough: Hochul leads by 11 — Man A and The BX carry her, Long Island and New S do notSep 14, 2026 · New A 1+0.5 then+0.1
- FOX News poll: Blakeman within six as affordability tops voters’ worries in New AOct 4, 2026 · FOX News+0.2 then+0.1
- Interstate Highways to the West Take Shape, With Opening Slated for Early 2027Oct 10, 2026 · CNN+0.3 then+0.1
About
Representative · NA-9Has represented New A's 9th District (Long Island West) in the House since January 2025. Known at home for the highway rebuild; in Washington for broadband. Seeking another term on November 3, 2026, against Darius Mansour.
Platform- The highway rebuild
- Broadband
On the ballot
November 3, 2026House · New A 9th
Darius MansourD18%
Nathan BrightwellR · Incumbent82%
R+8.3Likely R