Former TV Reporter Launches Bid For Key GOP Seat, Vows To ‘Un-F*ck Our Country’

Former journalist and TV reporter Mike Sacks announced Wednesday that he is making a bid for New York’s 17th Congressional District as a Democratic candidate in 2026.

Sacks — who previously worked as a political reporter and legal analyst for Fox 5 New York  — announced his candidacy in a video posted on X, vowing to “un-fuck our country” if he wins the congressional race. The Democratic candidate, who also wrote for a variety of news outlets including the Huffington Post and The New York Times, pledged to “fight for New York” if he is elected.

“We can’t do the same old thing with the same old people,” Sacks said in his campaign kickoff video. “Stand up for something. Back it up. Really fight for the middle class. Protect our health care and our social security. In Congress, I’ll bring our bold ideas to save our democracy. We need to do this now, before it’s too late.”

Sacks’ campaign website states that he is running to “defend Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security,” and “realign our politics to the people — not the billionaires.” He is a “lawyer-turned-television reporter” who spent 15 years in journalism as a correspondent for Scripps-owned news stations across the U.S., according to his campaign website.

Sacks’ campaign did not respond to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

The Congressional District is currently held by Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler, who has held