Primary Election
U.S. House · New York - 12
Open seat for the first time in 34 years
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D), who has held the seat since 1992 and beat Carolyn Maloney in the 2022 member-vs-member primary after redistricting merged Manhattan's east and west sides, announced his retirement in September 2025. He endorsed his former aide, Assembly member Micah Lasher, on Feb 9, 2026. Ten Democrats qualified for the primary ballot; the contest has drawn national attention for its celebrity entrants (Jack Schlossberg, George Conway) and heavy outside spending.
Raised & cash on hand
Cycle-to-date · FEC summary filings (cycle-to-date) — figures change as new reports are filed.
Conway
Bores
Schlossberg
Lasher
SchwalbeBar = raised this cycle · the tick marks how much is still on hand.
Who funds them locally?
Share of itemized donations from the district.
LasherSchlossbergBoresWho's funding them
Top organizations behind each campaign's donors, by employer.
ConwayBig law69% of individual donations are small-dollar (≤$200, no employer listed)
BoresAI & tech6% of individual donations are small-dollar (≤$200, no employer listed)
Schlossberg43% of individual donations are small-dollar (≤$200, no employer listed)
LasherNY establishment3% of individual donations are small-dollar (≤$200, no employer listed)
Outside money
Super-PAC spending independent of the campaigns, shown for and against each candidate.
Against: Think Big PAC (Leading the Future) (Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI's Greg Brockman)
For: Jobs and Democracy PAC (Public First) (Anthropic) · You Can Push Back PAC (Chris Larsen (Ripple co-founder)) · Dream NYC PAC (Anthropic-affiliated donor)
For: Stand for NY PAC (Michael Bloomberg)
NY-12 has become a national AI-industry proxy war centered on Alex Bores, author of New York's RAISE Act on AI safety. The largest pro-Bores outside groups are funded substantially by Anthropic and by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen; the main anti-Bores group is backed by Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI's president.
Sources: Stand for NY PAC (Michael Bloomberg) · Think Big PAC (Leading the Future) (Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAI's Greg Brockman) · Jobs and Democracy PAC (Public First) (Anthropic) · You Can Push Back PAC (Chris Larsen (Ripple co-founder)) · Dream NYC PAC (Anthropic-affiliated donor)