Micah C. Lasher won the Democratic primary State Assembly race in New York City’s 69th District, beating runner-up candidate Eli Northrup and two other challengers. “I think this was a campaign of the neighborhood. I’m a kid from the West Side and the West Side came out,” said Lasher at a victory party on the night of the primary, June 25. Endorsed by many elected officials of the democratic establishment, including Congressman Jerold Nadler, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, UWS Councilwoman Gale Brewer and NYS Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal. Lasher who early in his career worked for Hoylman-Sigal and Nadler was…

Lasher won 52.31 percent of the votes to win the competitive Democratic primary.

Micah Lasher won the Democratic Primary for New York’s 69th District Assembly seat with 53% of the vote, backed by prominent local officials.

By Gus Saltonstall Micah Lasher has been a leading name in the race to replace Assemblymember Danny O’Donnell in District 69 since January. Lasher, the former policy director for Gov. Kathy Hochul, director of state legislative affairs under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and aide to Rep. Jerry Nadler, has been endorsed by a slew of Upper West Side and Morningside Heights elected officials. Nadler, Councilmembers Gale Brewer and Shaun Abreu, Borough President Mark Levine, multiple local Democratic clubs, and others, have all announced their support of Lasher. For those who might not have been following the race until now, it raises…

With 31 votes, Lasher won the night’s only contested endorsement.

Micah Lasher, the former policy director for Gov. Kathy Hochul, launched his campaign Wednesday in the race to succeed Daniel O’Donnell in Assembly District 69, the candidate told West Side Rag exclusively . Lasher, a lifelong Upper West Sider, joins already-announced Democratic candidates Eli Northrup, Melissa Rosenberg, and Barry Weinberg in the contest to represent a district that stretches from West 80th to West 125th streets, including significant sections of Riverside Park and Central Park. “I’m running for Assembly to be an independent, progressive voice for our community on the toughest, most complicated issues of our time: from building housing and reducing…