Micah Lasher is projected to win the Democratic nomination for New York’s 12th Congressional District, putting him on a flight path to a seat in Congress.
Lasher, a member of the State Assembly campaigned on his long history in Democratic politics and issues like housing and affordability. Among the candidates he beat on Tuesday were John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, and fellow member of the State Assembly Alex Bores.
“When I began this race I said there were two things, above all, that I wanted to do in Congress: Revamp and recharge the Democratic party,” Lasher said in his victory speech. “And help transform it into the opposition party it must be.”