Daniel S. Goldman dossier →

• Reliance on virtual-only town halls despite representing a compact urban district 1198 days silent
  Expected position: As the representative for 733,000 New Yorkers in lower Manhattan and western Brooklyn, Goldman would be expected to hold frequent, open, in-person town halls. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Goldman's official House website lists only virtual town halls (September 2025 and February 2025) and private roundtables. No open in-person town halls have been identified during his tenure, despite his district being compact and transit-rich. Primary URL: https://goldman.house.gov/about/events
• Prolific stock trading while promising blind trust and stock trading ban 122 days silent
  Expected position: As a congressman who campaigned on banning congressional stock trading and pledged to immediately establish a blind trust, Goldman would be expected to address his own extensive trading activity. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Goldman made over 500 trades worth up to $31 million in his first 103 days while serving on oversight committees. He did not proactively address the contradiction between his anti-trading platform and his portfolio activity during that period. Primary URL: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-congressman-who-represents-wall-street-raises-eyebrows-stock-trades.print
• other / unclassified
  Interested donors: Citizens Organized Political Action Committee, O'Melveny & Myers Political Action Committee, Maryland Association For Concerned Citizens Political Action Committee, New York Building Congress Inc PAC, National Association Of Professional Employer Organizations (Napeo PAC), Grand Canyon State Caucus, Crush Maga PAC, Rebuild America PAC, Partnership For New York City, Inc. Federal PAC (Partnership For New York City Federal PAC), Service First PAC
  Citizens Organized Political Action Committee, O'Melveny & Myers Political Action Committee, Maryland Association For Concerned Citizens Political Action Committee, New York Building Congress Inc PAC, National Association Of Professional Employer Organizations (Napeo PAC), Grand Canyon State Caucus, Crush Maga PAC, Rebuild America PAC, Partnership For New York City, Inc. Federal PAC (Partnership For New York City Federal PAC), Service First PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $9,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
• colleagues' leadership pacs
  Interested donors: AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America, PAC To The Future, Southern California Fund, Victory In November Election PAC (Vinepa, Forward Together PAC, Frontline USA, Purpose PAC, Turquoise PAC, Off The Sidelines PAC, Great Chain PAC, A Pleasant Peninsula PAC, Juntos PAC, Leadership Opportunity Innovation Service PAC, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), Fair Shot PAC, Latino Leaders For Equality, Growth, Opportunity, Progressive Action & Change (Llego-PAC), Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Reviving American Jobs Again PAC, Common Good PAC, Beat The Odds PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, La Bamba PAC, Square Deal PAC, Normal PAC, Generation Go Leadership PAC
  AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America, PAC To The Future, Southern California Fund, Victory In November Election PAC (Vinepa, Forward Together PAC, Frontline USA, Purpose PAC, Turquoise PAC, Off The Sidelines PAC, Great Chain PAC, A Pleasant Peninsula PAC, Juntos PAC, Leadership Opportunity Innovation Service PAC, Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United For Victory PAC), Fair Shot PAC, Latino Leaders For Equality, Growth, Opportunity, Progressive Action & Change (Llego-PAC), Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PAC, Reviving American Jobs Again PAC, Common Good PAC, Beat The Odds PAC, Hms Scrap PAC, La Bamba PAC, Square Deal PAC, Normal PAC, Generation Go Leadership PAC (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $7,501 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $7,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
• ideological & single-issue
  Interested donors: Tri-State Maxed-Out Women, Equality Project
  Tri-State Maxed-Out Women, Equality Project (amounts: $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
• party committees
  Interested donors: Generation Go Leadership PAC
  Generation Go Leadership PAC (amounts: $7,000 (2026)) — interest area: party committees

No platform-contradicting votes among 1882 votes on file. 0 aligned, 4 related.

No documented broken promises on file.

• statement_vs_disclosure SCORE 90
  Goldman campaigned on banning congressional stock trading and promised an immediate blind trust, yet became one of Congress's most prolific stock traders, making over 500 trades worth up to $31 million in his first 103 days—including buying defense contractor stocks and selling a bank stock days before it crashed.
• reversal SCORE 90
  Goldman initially told an Orthodox Jewish outlet he would not object to post-viability abortion restrictions, then after backlash pivoted to a position of no restrictions at any stage. Opponents said he changed his position on abortion four times in three weeks.
• statement_vs_disclosure SCORE 60
  Goldman claims progressive values, but his $207-million fortune, AIPAC endorsement, and refusal to call Israel's actions in Gaza genocide put him at odds with the progressive wing of his party. The JTA concluded he is outside the bounds of the progressive movement in 2026.