Mathew Shurka

Mathew Shurka is a candidate for Representative in Congress District 12 Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, New York.

Candidate for Representative in Congress in New York, NY

Also running: John Schlossberg, Erik Bottcher, Nina Schwalbe, Amy Jordan, Caroline Shinkle, Lucian Wintrich, Patrick Timmins, Kaley Aldrich, Micah Lasher, Alan Pardee, Christopher Diep, Wilneida Negron, Liam Elkind, Karen Ortiz, Micah Bergdale, George Conway, Laura Dunn, Alexander Bores, Cameron Kasky, Charles Munoz, Jerrold Nadler, Jami Floyd, Massimiliano Zappone, Robert Huhn.

Mathew Shurka is an LGBTQ+ rights advocate running for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 12th Congressional District. A native New Yorker and the son of an immigrant and two taxicab drivers, Shurka survived five years of conversion therapy. In 2014, he co-founded the Born Perfect campaign, a national effort that helped pass legislation banning conversion therapy in 27 states and over 120 municipalities. He lives in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City with his fiancé.