US Representative - District 12
Micah C. Lasher
Micah Lasher is a member of the New York State Assembly representing District 69, where he was elected in 2024.
Where they stand
Cost of living, taxes and wages
Would repeal tax breaks for high-income households, restore social-safety-net funding, expand federal child-care investment, and raise the national minimum wage with inflation indexing.
Housing supply and affordability
Would expand federal housing tax credits and rental-assistance funding and use federal dollars to encourage pro-housing policies at the state and local levels.
Healthcare access and costs
Supports Medicare for All or a comparable universal plan, stronger Affordable Care Act subsidies, more funding for community and mental-health services, and federal action to lower prescription-drug costs.
Background
Based in Upper West Side
Before entering the Assembly, he served as director of policy for New York State, chief of staff to the New York State attorney general, director of state legislative affairs for New York City, and an aide to Representative Jerry Nadler.
- New York State Assembly member, District 69 (elected 2024)
- Director of Policy for New York State
- Chief of Staff to the New York State Attorney General
- Director of State Legislative Affairs for the City of New York
- Aide to Representative Jerry Nadler
- Board member of the Riverside Park Conservancy, Everytown, and the Community Service Society
Support
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
“Born and raised in New York’s Upper West Side, Micah Lasher is an experienced, committed and effective public servant.”
— Pramila Jayapal, Greg Casar, and Maxwell Frost, co-chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC
Actors' Equity Association
“When we put out the call to support our Live Arts Agenda, Micah Lasher responded loudly and quickly.”
— Al Vincent Jr., Executive Director, Actors' Equity Association
Jerrold Nadler
“No other candidate in the race comes close to the depth and breadth of Micah’s record.”
— Jerrold Nadler, U.S. Representative
Kathy Hochul
“Micah has a proven ability to take on tough fights and achieve meaningful change.”
— Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York
Michael Bloomberg
“New Yorkers need representatives with the imagination to offer bold new ideas.”
— Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City
Money
$3.3M
raised
$1.1M cash
cash on hand
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