Micah Charles Lasher
Assemblymember, New York Assembly District 69 · Candidate for New York 12th Congressional District · Democrat
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotCandidate · New York 12th Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: New York State Board of Elections — Certification for the November 3, 2026 General Election, dated 2026-09-02: USH12, Micah C. Lasher (Democratic) · read Sep 24, 2026
Running for New York 12th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 3 other candidates, 1 public poll, 5 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- RunningNew York 12th Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · On the 2026 ballot
- HoldsNew York Assembly District 69State Representative
The District
What New York 12th Congressional District covers
Covers part of New York County.
Includes New York (part).
393 precincts · District lines: replaces the 1:500,000 cartographic outline, which crossed the East River · Precinct lines: 2020 EDs and 2020 VTDs kept at >=10% (measured edge-slop ceiling)
Key Votes
The record
No congressional voting record
Micah C. Lasher has not served in Congress: no entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (bioguide.congress.gov) under this name for NY, checked 2026-09-24 against the catalog's bioguide linkage. Other public offices, if any, not compiled here.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress · source
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- $3,323,025cycle to date through Jun 30
- Cash on Hand
- $1,088,073cycle to date through Jun 30
- Spent
- $2,232,656cycle to date through Jun 30
- Debts Owed
- $500,000cycle to date through Jun 30
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Mark Guma Communications Inc$617,585.00
- Lc Media Llc$479,208.00
- Global Strategy Group Llc$120,000.00
- Cm Inc D/B/A Schwartz & Sons$60,000.00
- Berlin Rosen Llc$35,000.00
Campaign finance · Lasher For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Personal financial disclosure · 2026 candidate report (filed 2026-09-21)
Candidate report (filed Sep 21, 2026). Earned income: State of New York legislator salary $41,417 (current year, pro-rated) / $117,240 (preceding year); spouse's salary from Verisk Analytics, Inc. and director compensation from Motorola Solutions, Inc. (amounts not required). Liability: mortgage, Central Loan Reporting and Administration, $1,000,001–$5,000,000 (joint, August 2024), on a residential apartment. Assets include that apartment (reported value $1,600,000, rent income), and spouse-owned holdings including a BLF Fed Fund account and S&P Global stock (each $500,001–$1,000,000 as reported) and Verisk options and Motorola Solutions stock. Positions (all concluded or resigned 2024–2025): Director of Policy, Office of the Governor of New York; Chair and Trustee, Riverside Park Conservancy; Treasurer, Manhattan Knights, Inc.; Co-Treasurer, Friends of P.S. 166, Inc.
Sep 21, 2026 · Official · U.S. House Clerk — Financial Disclosure Reports · sourceCampaign finance · Lasher For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026
Raised $3,323,025.34 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $2,232,655.74 · cash on hand $1,088,073.28 · debts owed by the committee $500,000.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $2,794,025.34 (84%); PACs and other political committees $22,000.00 (1%); Candidate contributions $7,000.00 (0%); Candidate loans $500,000.00 (15%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): direct mail $619,152.80; media and advertising $540,208.00; staff, contractors and reimbursements $388,459.18; digital $142,258.30; polling $120,000.00; fundraising $35,448.02.
Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionPersonal financial disclosure · 2025 candidate report (filed 2026-01-02)
Earlier candidate report (filed Jan 2, 2026). Earned income: State of New York legislator salary $130,167 (current year, pro-rated) / $3,658 (preceding year); spouse's salary from Verisk Analytics, Inc. and director compensation from Motorola Solutions, Inc. Liability: the same mortgage, Central Loan Reporting and Administration, $1,000,001–$5,000,000 (joint). Positions listed are the same four, each concluded or resigned in 2024–2025. Superseded in coverage by the Sep 21, 2026 candidate report.
Jan 2, 2026 · Official · U.S. House Clerk — Financial Disclosure Reports · source
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Micah
Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign on Google $102,000–$129,100 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)Google/YouTube ads · Lasher for Congress (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (Lasher for Congress). 8 ads since Nov 2024; $102,000–$129,100 (Google creative spend ranges).
Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“For so many of us on the West Side of Manhattan, Jerry has been here our entire lives, governing with courage and without fear, delivering change that echoes across the nation. I cannot replace him, but in all I do, I will seek to emulate him.”
“The 12th district is not just any district. This is a district that changes history.”
In the News
Press coverage
- Micah Lasher wins NY-12 Democratic primary to succeed longtime Rep. Jerry NadlerJun 23, 2026 · Press · amNewYork (amny.com)
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website and social accounts
Campaign site: https://micahlasher.com/; bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/micahlasher.bsky.social
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Candidate's own channels · source
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
U.S. Representative · NY-12
Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · OSINTOn the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Representative, NY-12 · Democratic
Named on the New York State Board of Elections certification for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election (certified Sept. 17, 2026) for Representative in Congress, District 12, on the Democratic line. Lasher”, Democratic. Other candidates in the race: Caroline Shinkle (Republican; Conservative); Karen Ortiz (Karen Ortiz); Wilneida Negron (For All of Us).
Sep 17, 2026 · Official · New York State Board of Elections · source
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_y63pq79nn.
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