US Representative - District 12

Micah C. Lasher

Democratic

Micah Lasher is a member of the New York State Assembly representing District 69, where he was elected in 2024.

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.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Prime-sponsored A06629, the MEGA Corporations Act, which was referred to Ways and Means in March 2025 and again in January 2026; no enactment is shown in the Assembly record.

New York State Assemblymember and bill sponsor · 2025-03-06 · Referred to Ways and Means; no enactment is shown in the cited Assembly record.

New York State Assembly — A06629 ↗

Lasher for Congress — Platform and Policies ↗

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.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Prime-sponsored A00799, a bill to create a housing-project revolving-loan program; the Assembly record shows referral to Housing in January 2025 and January 2026, with no floor votes.

New York State Assemblymember and bill sponsor · 2025-01-08 · Referred to Housing; no floor votes or enactment are shown in the cited Assembly record.

New York State Assembly — A00799 ↗

Lasher for Congress — Platform and Policies ↗

Immigration and due process

Would abolish ICE and support federal legislation giving detained noncitizens due process, including access to lawyers and family members.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Cosponsored A03506B, the New York For All Act; the Assembly record shows referral to Codes followed by amendments and recommitments, with no enactment shown.

New York State Assemblymember and bill cosponsor · 2025-01-28 · Referred to Codes; amended and recommitted in 2025 and 2026; no enactment is shown in the cited Assembly record.

New York State Assembly — A03506B ↗

Lasher for Congress — Platform and Policies ↗

Public safety and civil liberties

Would require universal background checks, restore the federal assault-weapons ban, support a national red-flag law, increase mental-health investment, oppose unwanted National Guard deployments, and support a federal Clean Slate Act.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Prime-sponsored A00825, which would require police agencies to give prosecutors access to electronic records for discovery; the Assembly record shows referral to Codes and no passage in the cited record.

New York State Assemblymember and bill sponsor · 2025-01-08 · Referred to Codes; no passage or enactment is shown in the cited Assembly record.

New York State Assembly — A00825 ↗

Lasher for Congress — Platform and Policies ↗

Congressional oversight and accountability

Would use House oversight hearings to investigate ICE abuses, tariff costs, corruption, vaccine policy, and Justice Department conduct, and supports tighter dark-money regulation and aggressive oversight of pay-to-play and conflicts of interest.

✓ Track record — what they've actually done

Prime-sponsored A09092, establishing civil liability for constitutional-rights deprivations by federal officials; the Assembly record shows referral to Judiciary in September 2025 and January 2026, with no floor votes.

New York State Assemblymember and bill sponsor · 2025-09-12 · Referred to Judiciary; no floor votes or enactment are shown in the cited Assembly record.

New York State Assembly — A09092 ↗

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