**Micah literally wrote legislation that would stop outside super PAC spending in our elections because he believes pages like this shouldn’t exist. But because super PACs are an unfortunate reality of our current political environment, we want to make our message clear to the voters of NY-12. **
The way we fight back against Donald Trump, ICE, and the affordability crisis is to make government actually work. That’s exactly what Micah Lasher, a child of this district and a New Yorker through and through, has spent his entire career doing. NY-12 deserves an “intellectual engine…to enact progressive lawmaking,” That’s why he’s earned the trust and support of leaders like Congressman Nadler, Mayor Bloomberg, and Governor Hochul. And it’s why voters can trust him to represent this district’s values, and protect it for generations to come.
All likely Democratic Primary voters should see (particularly during high visibility events and on the news), and see on the go, that while most politicians just talk, Micah Lasher went to Minnesota to stand up to ICE, then he wrote the law to keep ICE out of our schools and hospitals. That’s who Micah Lasher is. In Congress, he’ll abolish ICE because every NY-12 resident deserves to feel safe on the streets of our district.
Younger Democratic primary voters should see while on the go and in their mailboxes that Micah Lasher wants billionaires to pay their fair share and opposes the Iran War. He wants government to invest in Medicare for All and affordable housing, not more endless wars and handouts to billionaires.
Women likely to vote in the Democratic primary should read, see in specific places, and see while on the go that on the state level, Micah helped pass ironclad abortion protections, enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution. In Congress, he’ll fight back against any Republican attempts to roll back abortion rights, and will work tirelessly to make access to abortion the national law of the land again. That’s why he’s trusted by Governor Kathy Hochul.
Likely Democratic Primary Voters across the district should read that Micah has real solutions to the real problems we’re facing:
- When lawless ICE Agents sieged Minnesota, Micah Lasher showed up. He protested, he supported local leaders, and he used his platform. He then wrote the law to keep ICE out of our schools and hospitals. In Congress he’ll abolish ICE to keep our neighbors safe, and dismantle MAGA. That’s why he’s trusted by leaders like Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez.
- Micah Lasher believes democracy should belong to voters, not billionaires, corporations, or politicians trying to rig the rules. As the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act and Republicans used gerrymandering to entrench their power, Micah wrote the bill to let New York fight back through redistricting. Micah also wrote legislation to get dark money out of politics and stop the wealthy and well-connected from buying our elections. In the fight to protect democracy, Micah believes government should work for the people, not for the wealthy few.
- Micah supports Medicare for All because he believes healthcare is a human right, not a means of enrichment for Big Pharma. He’s been on the frontlines of the fight to protect New Yorkers Medicaid and healthcare from Donald Trump’s cuts, and is committed to fixing a rigged system that leaves matters of life and death in the hands of CEOs and corrupt politicians.
More updates to follow on 06/01