Overview
- Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed state Assemblyman Micah Lasher on Monday, boosting his bid to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler in New York’s 12th Congressional District.
- Hochul framed her support in national terms, saying Lasher would push back on the Trump administration’s actions toward New York and protect abortion access and childcare.
- Lasher, 43, is a first-term assemblyman and Hochul’s former policy director who also served as chief of staff in the state attorney general’s office and in Michael Bloomberg’s City Hall.
- Nadler has endorsed Lasher as well, adding establishment weight that could help with donors and validators in a district known for wealth and media influence.
- The deep-blue Manhattan seat covers the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side, and Midtown, and the primary field remains crowded with Jack Schlossberg, George Conway, and Alex Bores among the contenders.