Michael Novakhov
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Misha Novakhov | |
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.jpg) Novakhov speaking in 2026 | |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 45th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Steven Cymbrowitz |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Website | State Assembly website |
Michael "Misha" Novakhov is an American radio host and politician who serves as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 45th district. Prior to being elected, he worked as a host on the Russian-language radio station FreedomFM.[1][2][3]
Novakhov described that he was "born under Communist rule within the former USSR" and that "his father was fortunate enough to escape along with Michael and the rest of his family to America".[1] According to a bio on the FreedomFM website, his Soviet passport showed "Baku" as his place of birth and "Ukrainian" as his nationality, indicating that he has at least one ethnic Ukrainian parent.[4][5][6] In an interview with The Jewish Press, he called himself a "secular Jew".[7]
He lives in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn.[8]
