New York — 12th District

Micah Lasher

Supports middle-class tax relief and affordability investments

Lasher proposes repealing tax breaks for high earners, expanding federal investments in child care, and increasing housing tax credits and rental assistance. He also supports raising the federal minimum wage, indexing it to inflation, and co-sponsoring worker protections like the PRO Act.

• Repeal tax breaks for the wealthy and expand social safety net programs.
• Massively expand federal child care funding and support the Child Care Modernization Act.
• Increase housing tax credits and rental assistance funding to ease tenant rent burdens.
• Raise the federal minimum wage and index it to inflation while co-sponsoring the PRO Act.

“His vision of a Democratic “Project 2026” details specific laws he would pass and initiatives he would advance to help everyday Americans.”

Caroline Shinkle

Supports private wealth creation and economic opportunity

Shinkle emphasizes empowering individuals to achieve the American Dream through private enterprise, wealth creation, and market opportunity. She opposes government redistribution of resources and advocates policies that preserve New York City as a global economic center.

• Empower individuals to build wealth and achieve financial independence.
• Create conditions for market prosperity without seizing or redistributing opportunity.
• Maintain New York City's role as the global center of enterprise and Western civilization.

“We are at an inflection point in history where we need a positive voice in Washington to enable and support New Yorkersto build our dreams through innovation, merit, and opportunity.”

Micah Lasher

Supports aggressive oversight of Trump administration

Lasher advocates using every procedural mechanism to block Republican legislation and launching aggressive oversight hearings once Democrats regain control of the House. He emphasizes protecting blue state funding, public health programs, and state regulatory authority from federal overreach.

• Use discharge petitions, joint resolutions, and Rules Committee amendments to impede MAGA legislative priorities.
• Initiate congressional oversight into ICE actions, tariff economic impacts, and Justice Department weaponization.
• Authored state legislation empowering New York's Attorney General to step in for handcuffed federal agencies like the CFPB and FTC.

“Micah understands that must change. That this moment is different. And that Democrats have to start using every lever of power we have to fight back.”

Micah Lasher

Supports strict federal safeguards on AI

Lasher advocates for federal guardrails on artificial intelligence to protect workers, privacy, and natural resources. He supports a national moratorium on data center construction, antitrust investigations into major tech firms, and legal protections against AI discrimination, deepfakes, and job displacement.

• Support a national moratorium on new data center construction until environmental and utility cost impacts are mitigated.
• Support antitrust investigations into tech partnerships involving Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
• Establish a national wage insurance program for tech-driven job displacement.
• Pass the AI Civil Rights Act, DEFIANCE Act for deepfake victims, and TRAIN Act for copyright protection.

“Support a national moratorium on the construction of new data centers while lawmakers ensure they will not destroy our environment or spike costs.”

Micah Lasher

Supports universal healthcare and Medicare for All

Lasher views healthcare as a fundamental right and supports implementing Medicare for All or a similar universal coverage plan. He also advocates strengthening the Affordable Care Act, capping prescription drug costs, and defending public health policies against federal rollbacks.

• Push to pass Medicare for All or a universal comprehensive care plan.
• Strengthen ACA subsidies and support the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act.
• Reverse Medicaid funding cuts and increase investments in community health and mental healthcare.
• Expand state health department vaccine authority in response to federal public health rollbacks.

“Micah Lasher believes that health care should be a right, not a privilege.”

Micah Lasher

Supports federal codification of abortion rights

Lasher supports passing the Women's Health Protection Act to restore national abortion access and voting to repeal the Hyde Amendment. He also pledges to protect access to abortion medication, contraception, and IVF.

• Pass the Women's Health Protection Act to reinstate national abortion rights.
• Vote to repeal the Hyde Amendment so Medicaid covers abortion services.
• Protect nationwide legal access to abortion pills, IVF, and contraception.
• Enacted state constitutional protections for abortion rights as Governor Hochul's Policy Director.

“Fight to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to restore abortion rights nationwide.”

Micah Lasher

Supports abolishing ICE and protecting civil rights

Lasher advocates for abolishing ICE, ending warrantless immigration arrests near sensitive locations, and securing legal due process for noncitizens. He also supports passing comprehensive federal voting rights and democracy protection legislation.

• Abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
• Vote for the Restoring Access to Detainees Act to guarantee legal access and due process for detainees.
• Support the For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
• Enacted state legislation prohibiting federal officer civil rights violations and protecting immigrants at sensitive locations.

“Fight to abolish ICE.”

Micah Lasher

Supports clean energy transition and emissions cuts

Lasher advocates for rapid carbon emission reductions, expanding clean energy infrastructure, and rejoining international climate treaties. He also supports holding fossil fuel corporations accountable through federal legislation and oversight.

• Invest in climate-resilient infrastructure for waterfronts and public transit systems.
• Support federal legislation to dramatically reduce carbon emissions and re-join the Paris Climate Accord.
• Co-sponsored state legislation banning gas in new buildings and weaning the state off fossil fuels.
• Previously launched investigations into fossil fuel companies for climate denialism while in the NY Attorney General's office.

“Prioritize supporting our clean energy transition and hold big polluters accountable.”

Micah Lasher

Supports assault weapon bans and gun control

Lasher supports reinstating the federal assault weapons ban, implementing universal background checks, and passing national Red Flag laws. He also supports investments in mental healthcare while opposing National Guard deployments in cities.

• Vote for universal background checks on all firearm sales and transfers.
• Reinstate the federal ban on assault weapons and support a national Red Flag law.
• Oppose the federal deployment of the National Guard to non-consenting cities.
• Support the federal Clean Slate Act to assist non-violent record expungement.

“Reinstate the ban on assault weapons and support a national Red Flag law.”

Micah Lasher

Supports banning congressional stock trading

Lasher supports banning stock trading by members of Congress, codifying constitutional emoluments rules, and rejecting corporate PAC contributions. He advocates for aggressive oversight to eliminate pay-to-play corruption in Washington.

• Vote to ban stock trading by members of Congress.
• Refuse all corporate PAC money for congressional campaigns.
• Codify the Constitution's Emoluments Clauses to prevent executive self-dealing.
• Pass the For the People Act to restrict dark money in elections.

“Vote to ban stock trading by members of Congress.”