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Micah Lasher
@MicahLasher
Democratic Nominee for Congress in NY-12. Assemblymember. Born and raised Upper West Sider. Ready for the fight. MicahLasher.com
Joined May 2012
- The biggest problem we know pretty clearly how to solve: build a lot more housing! Remove obstacles. Encourage density. TOD. Government investment — more of it, and more creatively — in truly affordable housing. Do it all!How many new homes does NYC need? 700K, housing agency says. gothamist.com/news/how-many-…
- 106 years ago today. And the fight isn’t over. Across the country, state legislatures are making it harder to vote — closing polling places, purging rolls, restricting mail ballots. In Congress, I’ll co-sponsor the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on day one.On August 18, 1920, the women’s suffrage movement secured a major victory with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. But the fight for equal voting rights did not end there. It took many more years of activism before the Voting Rights Act extended this right to Black women and
- Voters aren’t just frustrated that things cost too much. They’ve lost faith in a political system and an economy that they rightly perceive to be badly broken. An agenda that doesn’t speak credibly to that brokenness isn’t going to break through.Democrats are in search of an argument that can win primaries and general elections. I believe it’s about connecting the corruption of our political system with economic fairness and opportunity — and bringing together strands from warring parties in our factional disputes. I
- Government can work! The Chambers Street J/Z station has been crumbling since 1913. A $100 million restoration — funded by congestion pricing — will fix it. This is what happens when we actually invest in transit. In Congress, I’ll fight to protect federal funding and keepChambers Street’s crumbling days are numbered timeout.com/newyork/news/n…
