General Election
Open NY-12 seat turns on contrasting federal policy plans
NY-12 is an open House seat with four candidates on the November 3 general-election ballot. Their campaign materials differ on federal approaches to affordability, housing, health care, immigration, public safety, oversight and Israel policy. FEC summaries through June 30 show different receipt totals, including candidate loans; this research pass identified no polls.
New York State Assemblymember, District 69
Cost of living — 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.
Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC +6
Attorney
Cost of living — Would reduce federal income taxes on W-2 wages, pursue balanced-budget amendments and zero-based budgeting, and lower living costs through increased energy production and targeted deregulation.
New York Young Republican Club +5
Former EEOC Administrative Judge
Accountability — Says Congress must impeach officials who violate their oaths of office, and vows to introduce Articles of Impeachment on her first day if elected.
Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption
Public-service work in juvenile detention centers, jails, senior centers, legal-aid programs, and community organizations
Cost of living — Would target IRS enforcement at complex corporate and high-income returns, expand refundable tax credits for working families, require cost-of-living reviews for major economic bills, and crack down on junk fees and deceptive pricing.
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Cost of living, taxes and wages
The House Ways and Means Committee is the chamber's chief tax-writing committee, with jurisdiction over federal taxes, tariffs, trade agreements, and revenue-related Social Security and Medicare programs. A representative can vote on those laws and related credits, but household prices also reflect markets and executive implementation.
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.
Lasher for Congress — Platform and PoliciesHousing supply and affordability
The House Financial Services Committee has jurisdiction over public and private housing and urban development, while House appropriators fund housing-related programs. Federal lawmakers can therefore shape housing supply, financing and rental assistance through legislation and appropriations.
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.
Lasher for Congress — Platform and PoliciesHealthcare access and costs
House committees have jurisdiction over public health, research and health-care programs, including Medicare and Medicaid-related matters. A representative's leverage is through federal benefit rules, pricing legislation, appropriations and oversight of the agencies that administer them.
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.
Lasher for Congress — Platform and PoliciesCycle-to-date · FEC — figures change as new reports are filed.
LasherShinkleOrtizNegronResearched & verified Sep 6, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.
