Connecticut's 4th District
Dr. Mike Goldstein
for Congress
Doctor. Lawyer. Father. Fighter.
Accountability. Access. Opportunity.
Why Me? Why Now?
The Doctor
Healthcare costs are crushing Connecticut families — and I've spent 30 years watching it happen from the inside. The reason is simple: government over-regulation has destroyed competition in medicine. When bureaucrats control the market, prices go up. When competition disappears, patients pay more for less.
I've watched prescription drug prices climb 300% while manufacturing costs dropped. I've watched insurance premiums double while coverage shrank. I've fought pharmaceutical middlemen, insurance denials, and an FDA that lets patients die waiting for treatments that already exist.
I put myself through medical school. I became a surgeon. I've made life-and-death decisions for over 30 years. In the operating room, there's no room for spin — either the patient gets better or they don't.
Connecticut's healthcare system is the patient. And it's terminal without intervention. I know the diagnosis. I have the plan. And I'm ready to operate.
The Lawyer
Connecticut pays roughly 60% more for electricity than the national average. I've read the regulations. I know exactly why.
Federal policy has blocked natural gas pipeline capacity into New England. The energy exists. The demand exists. But Washington won't let the infrastructure be built — and Connecticut families pay the price every single month.
While still practicing medicine, I went back to law school at night because I wanted to understand the laws politicians hide behind and close the loopholes that let government avoid accountability. I've read the fine print on regulations that add $35,000 in annual compliance costs to a small medical practice before we see a single patient. I've read the tax code — 7,000 pages of favors for people who can afford lobbyists.
I know where your money goes. I know who's taking it. And I know how to fight back.
The Father
I know what keeps Connecticut families awake at night — electricity bills that have doubled, healthcare costs that eat your paycheck, and the fear that your kids will have to leave the state to find a decent job.
This campaign is personal. I'm fighting for families like mine — and yours. Every decision I make will be grounded in what's best for our kids' futures.
The Fighter
I've spent my career fighting systems that put profit over people. Insurance denials. FDA bureaucrats who let patients die waiting. Energy policies that make Connecticut one of the most expensive states in America to turn on the lights.
A fighter doesn't back down. A fighter delivers results. That's the leadership Connecticut deserves in Washington.
A Doctor
I Wasn't Born Into This
Work Hard
I put myself through medical school. Became a surgeon.
Real Decisions
30+ years making life-and-death decisions in operating rooms.
No Spin
Either the patient gets better or they don't. You take responsibility.
In surgery, you can't fake it. You diagnose the problem. You fix it. You take responsibility for the outcome.The healthcare system is broken — and bureaucracy broke it.Here's what no one in Washington will tell you: healthcare costs are not high because medicine is expensive. Healthcare costs are high because government regulation has eliminated competition. More bureaucracy means fewer choices. Fewer choices means higher prices. It's that simple.The pharmaceutical supply chain is designed to extract maximum profit at every layer — manufacturers, PBMs, distributors — before a single pill reaches your medicine cabinet. Insurance companies answer to shareholders, not patients. And the FDA has become a bottleneck that costs lives.Right to Try was supposed to give dying patients a chance. Seven years later, it's helped fewer than 100 people. Zero children. The law exists — the FDA just refuses to make it work.Mike Hugo was given a year to live. He got into a trial. Three years later, he's still with his daughters. Every family deserves that chance.I've spent my career fighting this broken system. Now I'm ready to fix it from Washington.
A Lawyer
I Learned the System So I Could Beat It. I don't come from politics. I come from real life.
Business Owner
Run my own medical practice. Make payroll, deal with regulations, fight to keep business alive.
Medical Leader
President of New York County Medical Society — twice. Advocated for patients and doctors.
Straight Answers
Sat with families in worst moments. Gave straight answers — even when news was hard.
Your electricity bill is a policy failure — and I can prove it.
Connecticut's electricity rates are roughly 60% above the national average. Your family is paying hundreds of dollars more every month than families in most other states — not because energy is scarce, but because Washington blocked the pipelines that would deliver it.
Federal policy has restricted natural gas pipeline capacity into New England for years. The energy is there — abundant, affordable American natural gas. The infrastructure to deliver it is not, because politicians chose ideology over affordability.
I've read the regulations that created this mess. I know where the bottleneck is. And I will fight for federal legislation that unblocks pipeline expansion, embraces an all-of-the-above energy strategy — natural gas, nuclear, and renewables — and stops forcing Connecticut families to pay the highest electricity bills in the continental United States.
Rising demand. Blocked supply. You pay the difference. That ends.D
A Father
I know what it's like to raise kids and worry about their future — and to watch other parents face the unthinkable.
Families with sick children are being told "there's nothing more we can do" while treatments exist that could save them. 75% of rare disease patients are children. 30% don't live past age 5.
Meanwhile, healthy kids are graduating with crushing debt and no clear path to a career. Connecticut has 100,000 jobs sitting empty while young adults leave the state because no one connected them to opportunity.
This isn't abstract for me. It's personal.
A Fighter
"I'm not running because I need a title. I'm running because Connecticut families
deserve a fighter — someone who's been in the trenches."
Accountability.
I've watched the FDA let Right to Try die on paper while children die in hospitals. I've watched bureaucrats add costs that crush families and small businesses. No more excuses. Someone has to answer.
Access.
Dying patients can't access treatments that exist. Families can't afford the electricity to heat their homes. Kids can't access the training that leads to real jobs. That ends.
Opportunity.
Every kid deserves a path forward — college, career, or apprenticeship. No one gets left behind. And every family deserves affordable healthcare and affordable energy. That's not a wish list. That's a basic expectation.
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ACCOUNTABILITY
The System Is Failing You — And No One's Answering For It
Your healthcare costs are skyrocketing. Your electricity bill keeps climbing. And Washington keeps adding regulations instead of solutions.
Hold Washington Accountable for Healthcare Costs
Government over-regulation has destroyed competition in healthcare. More bureaucracy means higher prices — for prescriptions, for insurance, for every visit to the doctor. I will fight to slash regulatory burden, restore real market competition, and bring healthcare costs down for every Connecticut family. The cure for high healthcare costs isn't more government. It's less.
Hold Washington Accountable for Energy Costs
Connecticut families pay 60% more for electricity because federal policy blocked the pipelines that would deliver affordable energy. That's not a market failure — that's a government failure. I will fight to unblock pipeline capacity and end the ideology-first energy policies that are bankrupting Connecticut households.
Hold the FDA Accountable
Right to Try has helped fewer than 100 patients in 7 years. Zero children reported. 30% of kids with rare diseases don't live past age 5. The FDA didn't implement this law — they killed it.
Transparent Pathways
Families shouldn't need insider connections to find hope. The path to treatment should be clear — not buried in bureaucratic red tape.
DCut the Bureaucracy That's Killing Healthcare
Healthcare costs are driven by government over-regulation that has destroyed competition. More bureaucracy means higher prices — for prescriptions, for insurance, for every visit to the doctor. I will fight to reduce regulatory burden, restore real competition, and bring healthcare costs down for every Connecticut family.
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ACCESS
Every Family Deserves Real Choices
Affordable Energy Access
Connecticut families pay roughly 60% more for electricity than the national average. That's not an act of God — it's an act of government. Blocked pipelines, restricted natural gas capacity, and ideology-first energy policy have made Connecticut one of the most expensive places in America to turn on the lights. I will fight for federal legislation that expands pipeline capacity and delivers affordable energy to every home in CT-04.
Affordable Healthcare Access
If a treatment could save your child, you shouldn't need a lobbyist to get it. And if you need to see a doctor, the bill shouldn't bankrupt your family. We'll break the stranglehold that bureaucracy, PBMs, insurance middlemen, and patent manipulation have on healthcare costs — and build a system where competition drives prices down and patients come first.
Affordable Education Access
Vocational training vouchers. Technical high schools. Career academies. No more waitlists for kids who want to work.
Options for Every Family
College-bound, career-bound, or fighting for your life — you deserve choices, not barriers.
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OPPORTUNITY
Education That Leads to Careers — Not Just Diplomas
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Career Pathways Starting in Middle School
Give kids direction early
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High School-Employer Partnerships
Connect students with Sikorsky, Electric Boat, Yale Health, Pratt & Whitney
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Apprenticeships That Pay
Earn while you learn. Finish with job waiting. Zero debt.
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Stay-in-Connecticut Debt Relief
Graduate from CT college, work here 5 years, we forgive up to $25,000
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No Graduate Left Behind
Every student crosses stage with next step. Job offer. Apprenticeship. College. Something.
Dr. Mike Goldstein for Congress
Accountability. Access. Opportunity.
A Doctor
A Lawyer
A Father
A Fighter
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