Overview
- Nadler announced his endorsement Monday, calling Lasher the best candidate to succeed him and citing work on gun violence, mental health, abortion access, and consumer protection.
- Lasher is a state assembly member and former Nadler aide who served as policy director to Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative affairs director under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
- Pelosi is reported to be planning an endorsement of Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s grandson, signaling a potential clash of high-profile backing in a deep-blue district.
- Lasher has secured additional support from New York officials including Mark Levine, Gale Brewer, and Brian Kavanagh.
- The race remains crowded, with conservative Trump critic George Conway also running as a Democrat after Nadler said in September he would retire from the seat.