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2026 New York U.S. House District 12 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Micah Lasher
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Served as a board member of Everytown, the nation’s leading gun safety advocacy organization.
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Served as a board member of Everytown, the nation’s leading gun safety advocacy organization.
As a graduate of New York City public schools, and a public school parent today, Micah Lasher has a deep, personal stake in their success. His commitment goes back to his work over 15 years ago helping to create two new schools in this congressional district and fighting to get all of our city schools their fair share from Albany.
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As a graduate of New York City public schools, and a public school parent today, Micah Lasher has a deep, personal stake in their success. His commitment goes back to his work over 15 years ago helping to create two new schools in this congressional district and fighting to get all of our city schools their fair share from Albany.
Organized advocacy and lobbying efforts as Director of State Legislative Affairs for the City of New York to pass marriage equality.
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Organized advocacy and lobbying efforts as Director of State Legislative Affairs for the City of New York to pass marriage equality.
A born-and-raised Upper West Sider, Micah is currently a member of the New York State Assembly, where he has emerged as one of its most effective members. He is the legislature’s most outspoken voice on the use of state power to respond to actions by the Trump Administration and is leading the fight to allow New York to redraw its congressional lines in response to Texas’s unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. He has also passed significant legislation on housing discrimination, consumer protection, and expanding wind and solar energy supply.
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A born-and-raised Upper West Sider, Micah is currently a member of the New York State Assembly, where he has emerged as one of its most effective members. He is the legislature’s most outspoken voice on the use of state power to respond to actions by the Trump Administration and is leading the fight to allow New York to redraw its congressional lines in response to Texas’s unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. He has also passed significant legislation on housing discrimination, consumer protection, and expanding wind and solar energy supply.
Micah has served as Policy Director for Governor Hochul, Chief of Staff in the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Director of State Legislative Affairs for the City of New York under Mayor Mike Bloomberg, and as an aide to Rep. Nadler. In these positions, he has played a key role in passing landmark laws to strengthen gun control, protect abortion access, and raise the minimum wage. He was also the author of a comprehensive package of legislation to expand the supply of housing in New York, which The New York Times called the “first serious attempt by a New York governor since the 1960s” to tackle the state’s massive housing shortage.
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Micah has served as Policy Director for Governor Hochul, Chief of Staff in the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Director of State Legislative Affairs for the City of New York under Mayor Mike Bloomberg, and as an aide to Rep. Nadler. In these positions, he has played a key role in passing landmark laws to strengthen gun control, protect abortion access, and raise the minimum wage. He was also the author of a comprehensive package of legislation to expand the supply of housing in New York, which The New York Times called the “first serious attempt by a New York governor since the 1960s” to tackle the state’s massive housing shortage.
Micah has also served as a trustee and officer of Everytown for Gun Safety, the Riverside Park Conservancy, and the Community Service Society.
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Micah has also served as a trustee and officer of Everytown for Gun Safety, the Riverside Park Conservancy, and the Community Service Society.
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Fighting Back Against Trumpism
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Fighting Back Against Trumpism
Once Democrats regain the House, initiate the most aggressive oversight hearings in U.S. history to expose and curtail abuses by ICE, reveal the costs to families of Trump’s tariffs and the widespread grift and corruption, reverse the attacks on vaccines and science-driven health policy, and halt the weaponization of the Justice Department.
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Once Democrats regain the House, initiate the most aggressive oversight hearings in U.S. history to expose and curtail abuses by ICE, reveal the costs to families of Trump’s tariffs and the widespread grift and corruption, reverse the attacks on vaccines and science-driven health policy, and halt the weaponization of the Justice Department.
Protecting Immigrants and Defending Civil Rights
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Protecting Immigrants and Defending Civil Rights
Increase public engagement to shape the narrative around Democratic issues in 2028 and help Democrats win back the White House and grow our majority.
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Increase public engagement to shape the narrative around Democratic issues in 2028 and help Democrats win back the White House and grow our majority.
Strengthening Rights and Protections for the LGBTQ+ Community
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Strengthening Rights and Protections for the LGBTQ+ Community
Everywhere we turn, New Yorkers face higher costs. Whether it’s a housing shortage and rising rents that now make more than half of New York’s tenants rent-burdened by the federal standard, higher insurance premiums and utility bills, skyrocketing child care costs, or just the annoying alert about another monthly subscription increase.
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Everywhere we turn, New Yorkers face higher costs. Whether it’s a housing shortage and rising rents that now make more than half of New York’s tenants rent-burdened by the federal standard, higher insurance premiums and utility bills, skyrocketing child care costs, or just the annoying alert about another monthly subscription increase.
Democrats in Congress need to be doing more—a lot more—to fight back. That’s true right now while we’re in the minority. And it will be even more true once—hopefully—we regain one or both chambers in November.
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Democrats in Congress need to be doing more—a lot more—to fight back. That’s true right now while we’re in the minority. And it will be even more true once—hopefully—we regain one or both chambers in November.
The affordability crisis is no “hoax” — and we need a Congress that aggressively works to solve it. Micah is committed to doing that. And he will give special attention to two of the biggest ticket items that hit working families especially hard: the urgent need to create more housing and expand access, and reduce costs, for child care.
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The affordability crisis is no “hoax” — and we need a Congress that aggressively works to solve it. Micah is committed to doing that. And he will give special attention to two of the biggest ticket items that hit working families especially hard: the urgent need to create more housing and expand access, and reduce costs, for child care.
In the State Assembly, Micah literally wrote the blueprint for what Democratic-led states should be doing to fight back, and he’s led the way to protect New Yorkers and our values—and fight fire with fire. He’s also published detailed white papers that spell out how Congressional Democrats can put up effective roadblocks to Trump’s authoritarian agenda right now and provide a roadmap for aggressive oversight once Democrats regain control of the House. And he’s already looking beyond the next three years to find ways to prevent future Presidents from sowing chaos and trampling democratic norms as Donald Trump has.
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In the State Assembly, Micah literally wrote the blueprint for what Democratic-led states should be doing to fight back, and he’s led the way to protect New Yorkers and our values—and fight fire with fire. He’s also published detailed white papers that spell out how Congressional Democrats can put up effective roadblocks to Trump’s authoritarian agenda right now and provide a roadmap for aggressive oversight once Democrats regain control of the House. And he’s already looking beyond the next three years to find ways to prevent future Presidents from sowing chaos and trampling democratic norms as Donald Trump has.
Repeal Trump’s tax breaks to the rich and restore devastating cuts to the social safety net.
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Repeal Trump’s tax breaks to the rich and restore devastating cuts to the social safety net.
Massively expand federal investment in child care.
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Massively expand federal investment in child care.
Expand housing tax credits and increase funding and eligibility for rental assistance.
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Expand housing tax credits and increase funding and eligibility for rental assistance.
Vote for the Child Care Modernization Act to expand access and the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act to address the shortage of child care workers.
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Vote for the Child Care Modernization Act to expand access and the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act to address the shortage of child care workers.
Helped enact New York’s $4.5 billion affordable housing capital program, the most ambitious in state history.
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Helped enact New York’s $4.5 billion affordable housing capital program, the most ambitious in state history.
Sponsored legislation to protect tenants and create the first public revolving loan fund for mixed-income housing.
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Sponsored legislation to protect tenants and create the first public revolving loan fund for mixed-income housing.
The Trump regime’s assault on the rights and safety of immigrants is part and parcel of an effort to undermine the civil rights of Americans more broadly. Micah Lasher will continue to fight to protect immigrant communities, stop the broader assault on civil rights and voting rights, and do everything he can to derail Trump’s authoritarian train.
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The Trump regime’s assault on the rights and safety of immigrants is part and parcel of an effort to undermine the civil rights of Americans more broadly. Micah Lasher will continue to fight to protect immigrant communities, stop the broader assault on civil rights and voting rights, and do everything he can to derail Trump’s authoritarian train.
Fight to abolish ICE.
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Fight to abolish ICE.
Vote for the Restoring Access to Detainees Act to ensure noncitizens who are detained have due process and can contact lawyers and families.
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Vote for the Restoring Access to Detainees Act to ensure noncitizens who are detained have due process and can contact lawyers and families.
Support the Protecting Our Democracy Act to stop presidential power abuses on pardons, self-enrichment, and congressional appropriation power
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Support the Protecting Our Democracy Act to stop presidential power abuses on pardons, self-enrichment, and congressional appropriation power
Fight to pass the For the People Act to expand voting rights and tighten “dark money” regulation.
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Fight to pass the For the People Act to expand voting rights and tighten “dark money” regulation.
Support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore protections from the original 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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Support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore protections from the original 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Micah Lasher believes that health care should be a right, not a privilege. That’s why he supports making health care available to all — through Medicare for All or a similar universal plan that guarantees a basic level of comprehensive care.
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Micah Lasher believes that health care should be a right, not a privilege. That’s why he supports making health care available to all — through Medicare for All or a similar universal plan that guarantees a basic level of comprehensive care.
Micah also believes Democrats in Congress must fight harder against Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s quackery, especially his continued assault on vaccines—something Micah has stepped in to blunt here in New York.
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Micah also believes Democrats in Congress must fight harder against Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s quackery, especially his continued assault on vaccines—something Micah has stepped in to blunt here in New York.
Push to pass Medicare for All, or a similar plan that ensures universal care.
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Push to pass Medicare for All, or a similar plan that ensures universal care.
Increase funding for community-based health services and mental healthcare.
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Increase funding for community-based health services and mental healthcare.
Helped craft a plan to invest $1 billion in mental health services, reversing decades of State disinvestment.
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Helped craft a plan to invest $1 billion in mental health services, reversing decades of State disinvestment.
Micah Lasher understands there are few things more important to New Yorkers than being safe — and feeling safe — wherever you are in the city, from our schools to our subways to our places of worship. He will continue to focus on things that actually make us safer — whether it’s working with local police precincts to crack down on reckless e-bikers, investing more in mental health care, or continuing the never-ending fight for stronger gun safety laws.
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Micah Lasher understands there are few things more important to New Yorkers than being safe — and feeling safe — wherever you are in the city, from our schools to our subways to our places of worship. He will continue to focus on things that actually make us safer — whether it’s working with local police precincts to crack down on reckless e-bikers, investing more in mental health care, or continuing the never-ending fight for stronger gun safety laws.
Reinstate the ban on assault weapons and support a national Red Flag law.
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Reinstate the ban on assault weapons and support a national Red Flag law.
Increase investment and focus on mental healthcare.
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Increase investment and focus on mental healthcare.
Oppose the deployment of the National Guard to cities that neither want nor need them.
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Oppose the deployment of the National Guard to cities that neither want nor need them.
Support the federal Clean Slate Act to help people with non-violent records re-enter society.
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Support the federal Clean Slate Act to help people with non-violent records re-enter society.
Helped write sweeping new gun safety laws in New York, including background checks for ammunition purchases, new license requirements for gun purchases, and expanded Red Flag laws.
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Helped write sweeping new gun safety laws in New York, including background checks for ammunition purchases, new license requirements for gun purchases, and expanded Red Flag laws.
Co-sponsored legislation to require licensing and registration for e-bikes.
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Co-sponsored legislation to require licensing and registration for e-bikes.
Long before the day the Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights and health have been under constant assault across the country. More than a dozen states have now banned abortion outright. Women who travel to pro-choice states for abortions—and the doctors who provide them—are threatened with prosecution. And from opposing access to emergency abortions to pardoning people convicted of blocking access to clinics, the Trump administration has made clear it will continue to chip away at the right to choose every chance it gets.
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Long before the day the Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights and health have been under constant assault across the country. More than a dozen states have now banned abortion outright. Women who travel to pro-choice states for abortions—and the doctors who provide them—are threatened with prosecution. And from opposing access to emergency abortions to pardoning people convicted of blocking access to clinics, the Trump administration has made clear it will continue to chip away at the right to choose every chance it gets.
Fight to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to restore abortion rights nationwide.
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Fight to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to restore abortion rights nationwide.
Vigorously oppose any Republican proposal for a national abortion ban.
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Vigorously oppose any Republican proposal for a national abortion ban.
Vote to repeal the Hyde Amendment to make choice available to all women.
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Vote to repeal the Hyde Amendment to make choice available to all women.
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FEC candidate totals July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
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Candidate ID: H6NY12172
Name: LASHER, MICAH CHARLES
Office: House
State: NY
District: NY12
Coverage start: 2025-07-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $3315975.34
Total disbursements: $2232655.74
Cash on hand: $1088073.28
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