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**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.** 

All voters need to continue to see for at least a week that Micah fought against ICE. All voters also need to see (particularly during high visibility events and on the news), and see on the go that:

  1. Most Democrats are failing to meet this moment, but there’s one who knows how to fight back against Trump and win: Micah Lasher. Micah is an unapologetic progressive who protested ICE in Minneapolis while writing laws to protect our immigrant neighbors. Took on RFK Jr. over vaccines. Wrote legislation to end Citizens United. Led the fight over redistricting. The Democratic Party needs a progressive fighter like Micah Lasher, and so does New York. 
  1. There’s an affordability crisis raging, and Micah Lasher knows the future of our city depends on solving it. Micah’s the progressive you can trust: he’s raised the minimum wage, built affordable housing, expanded childcare and knows we have a lot more work to do. In Congress, Micah will enact a first-job guarantee for young Americans, help middle-class families rent or buy their first apartment, and finally pass Medicare for All. All that, while fighting Trump with everything he’s got.

Voters under 45 need to read, and see on the go, in simple terms with vivid images that Micah Lasher is a bold progressive you can trust. The New York Times described him as an “intellectual engine…to enact progressive lawmaking.” There are a number of aspects of his vision that can each, on a standalone basis, demonstrate this (in order of importance):

  • Micah has been opposed to the war in Iran since day one.
    • Micah says: “Donald Trump’s war in Iran was wrong and reckless from the start: putting American troops at risk, causing the death of innocent civilians, and costing billions. Democrats haven’t fought back nearly hard enough. We should force a vote on this on the floor of the House of Representatives every day until Trump is forced to end the war.”
  • Micah will fight to build more housing and protect tenants, so that people can afford to live and build their lives here. 
    • Micah says: “I am a proud New Yorker, and feel fortunate to be raising a family here. But that’s getting harder and harder every day. The median rent in Manhattan just crossed $5,000. We’ve got to fight hard to make sure that people can afford to live here and build a life here. The Federal government used to take an active role in this, and it needs to again.”
    • That’s why Micah passed the largest affordable housing plan in history and took on bad landlords.
    • It’s why he proposed and enacted New York’s first public revolving-loan fund to build mixed-income housing.
    • In Congress, he’s got a plan to help young New Yorkers rent their first apartment, older New Yorkers stay in theirs, and build new middle-class housing. 
    • Micah Lasher will continue to fight for the city he loves with everything he’s got.
  • Micah will fight for Medicare for All
    • Micah says: “45,000 people die every year in America because they lack health insurance. More than a third of Americans skipped or delayed getting medical care because of costs. Insurance companies are making more than a trillion dollars a year while families are choosing between buying groceries and going to the doctor. This cannot continue. We need universal health care, and the answer is Medicare for All. It will make healthcare a human right and cut costs. I will lead the fight in the House to make it a reality.”
    • Micah currently co-sponsors legislation to establish a single-payer healthcare system in New York. He helped expand healthcare coverage, took on RFK Jr. over vaccines, and helped rebuild the healthcare workforce after Covid. He supports Medicare for All because he believes healthcare is a human right, not a profit-generator for Big Pharma and insurance companies. 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. 
  • Micah will fight to abolish ICE
    • Micah says, “I traveled to Minneapolis after the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. What I saw there shook me to my core — a city under occupation by our own government, civilians living in terror. This needs to end once and for all. We must abolish ICE.”
    • When lawless ICE agents occupied Minnesota, Micah Lasher showed up. He protested, he supported local leaders, and he used his platform. He wrote legislation to rein in ICE in New Yorkby banning ICE from our schools and hospitals and allowing New Yorkers to hold ICE agents legally accountable for the violation of civil rights.
    • In Congress, Micah will abolish ICE to keep our neighbors safe, seek the prosecutions of Trump administration officials like Kristi Noem who directed ICE’s reign of terror, and fight for comprehensive immigration reform that focuses on helping new Americans become part of the fabric of our city and country.
  • Micah will stand up to big tech.
    • Micah says: “Big Tech companies have too much power over our economy — and, increasingly, our politicians. I’ll stand up to Big Tech every day I’m in Congress. I’ll fight for a moratorium on data center construction, real liability for social media companies and a ban on social media for kids, and strict regulation and oversight of AI.”
    • Micah helped pass the SAFE for Kids Act, to protect kids from harmful algorithmic feeds on social media companies.
    • Unchecked data center construction across our country is causing utility costs to skyrocket and irreversible damage to our environment. Micah co-sponsors New York State legislation to impose a moratorium on data center construction, and will fight for a national moratorium.
    • Micah supports a ban on social media for kids under 16.
    • Micah supports the repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law that shields social media companies from liability for harm caused by their platforms.
    • Micah supports Federal oversight of the development and release of high-powered artificial intelligence models, along with allowing states to enforce their own laws.

All voters in City Council District 3 should read, and see on the go, that:

  • Micah will be a champion for affordable housing, continuing the long tradition of our community that lives on today in places like Penn South and Manhattan Plaza. He’ll work to make sure we preserve the affordable housing we have and build more of it. 
  • Micah will be a powerful champion for the LGBTQ+ community in Congress. He has a long record of leadership on issues from organizing advocacy for marriage equality in NYS, to fighting to ensure access to healthcare for transgender New Yorkers, to helping enact NY’s Equal Rights Amendment.
  • Micah will also fight to dramatically increase Federal investment in public housing — reversing decades of neglect that have created a $78 billion capital hole at NYCHA and a $300 million annual operating deficit.
  • Voters should know, in clear and bold language and imagery, about the endorsements Micah has received, including from Congressmember Jerry Nadler, Congressmember Nydia Velazquez, Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, State Senator Erik Bottcher, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, Councilmember Gale Brewer, and Councilmember Carl Wilson. 
  • It is also important to highlight, either in conjunction with other information or on its own, Micah’s commitment to the arts and people who work in the arts. He supports dramatically increasing Federal funding for the arts, ending Donald Trump’s assault on the NEA and the NEH, and will stand up for the thousands of residents of NY-12 who work in the arts. That is why he is endorsed by Actors Equity.

Voters on the Upper West Side, even those who do not vote consistently, need to read information about the election, Micah’s long roots on the Upper West Side, and how he would continue a long tradition of neighborhood activism and progressive leadership in Washington. 

  • Micah Lasher is a progressive champion and lifelong Upper West Sider and parent of three Upper West Side public school children. 
  • That’s why he’s earned the endorsement of Congressman Nadler, Governor Hochul, Borough President Hoylman-Sigal, Senator Bottcher, Assemblymember Rosenthal, Councilmember Brewer, and so many of the West Siders we know and trust. 

A new shadowy SuperPAC, Nuestro PAC, has begun attacking Micah Lasher. This includes television ads being bought on broadcast and cable television and on upcoming basketball championship games. Wherever Micah Lasher is being attacked, he needs to be defended. 

Voters need to know that three SuperPACs funded by a crypto billionaire and AI executives are flooding the airwaves in support of Alex Bores, who has an A rating from the Crypto lobby for being “Very Pro-Crypto”. Bores also was the lone Democrat to vote with Republicans, time and again, against bills opposed by the AI industry. Now, a shadowy SuperPAC is attacking Micah Lasher. Micah is a progressive fighter who has spent his career in public service, which is why he’s been endorsed by leaders we trust like Governor Hochul, Congressmembers Nadler and Velazquez, and Gale Brewer. Voters in this district deserve a member of Congress who is a true progressive who will hold big tech accountable, and that is Micah Lasher.

For background, Alex Bores voted NO, with Republicans, on the following bills:

A.773C (Rosenthal, 2025-26), regulates AI use in lending decisions — AM Bores was the lone Democrat to vote with Republicans against the bill in the Codes Committee.

A.3779A (Alvarez, 2025-26), regulates AI use in hiring and employment decisions — AM Bores was the lone vote, from either party, against the bill in the Labor Committee and again in the Codes Committee. (AM Bores also was the lone vote against the bill in the Codes Committee in the 2023-24 legislative session.)

A.4550 (Cunningham, 2025-26), requires the Department of Labor to study the impact of AI on the state workforce, and protects state workers from AI-related job displacement — AM Bores was the lone vote, from either party, against the bill in the Labor Committee.

A.4983 (Rosenthal/Krueger, 2023-24), health data privacy protection — AM Bores was the lone Democrat to vote with Republicans against the bill in the Codes Committee.

A.9588 (Hunter, 2023-24), regulates buy now, pay later loans to protect consumers — AM Bores was the lone vote, from either party, against the bill in the Codes Committee.

S.2980 (Rosenthal/Kavanagh, 2023-24), to limit the practice of combining apartments to move them out of rent-stabilization (“Frankensteining”) — AM Bores voted against the bill on the floor of the Assembly.

S.7543B (Otis/Gonzalez, 2023-24), the legislative oversight of automated decision-making in government act (LOADinG Act) to regulate the use of automated decision-making systems and artificial intelligence techniques by state agencies — AM Bores voted against the bill on the floor of the Assembly.

Updated 06/05. Additional updates may occur in the days ahead.