{"id":2567903,"date":"2026-02-09T12:52:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nadler-endorses-former-aide-for-his-seat-as-pelosi-backs-schlossberg\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:54:16","slug":"nadler-endorses-former-aide-for-his-seat-as-pelosi-backs-schlossberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nadler-endorses-former-aide-for-his-seat-as-pelosi-backs-schlossberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadler endorses former aide for his seat as Pelosi backs Schlossberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnadler-endorses-former-aide-for-his-seat-as-pelosi-backs-schlossberg%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2567903&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Retiring New York Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler endorsed his former longtime aide micah Lasher in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-kind-will-reportedly-announce-retirement-in-a-wisconsin-district-trump-won-twice\/\" title=\"Ron Kind Will ...ortedly Announce Retirement In A Wisconsin District Trump Won Twice\">crowded democratic primary<\/a> to succeed him in New York\u2019s 12th Congressional District, calling Lasher \u201cthe best candidate to Succeed\u201d him. Nadler highlighted Lasher\u2019s record on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-becomes-first-state-to-pass-11-percent-tax-on-guns-and-ammunition-now-awaiting-governors-signature\/\" title=\"California passes 11% tax on guns and ammo, awaiting governor&#039;s approval.\">gun-violence reduction<\/a>, mental health investment, and protecting abortion access, and noted Lasher\u2019s background as Hochul\u2019s policy director and Bloomberg\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-describes-russian-offensive-as-stalled-on-all-fronts-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Pentagon Describes Russian Offensive as Stalled on All Fronts in Ukraine\">legislative affairs director<\/a>. Lasher has also earned support from other New York Democrats, including NYC Comptroller Mark Levine, Councilwoman Gale Brewer, and State Senator Brian Kavanagh. Despite Nadler\u2019s endorsement, the race is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spac-market-hits-a-wall-with-issuance-drying-up-and-valuation-bubble-bursts\/\" title=\"SPAC Market Hits a Wall, With Issuance Drying Up and Valuation Bubble Bursts\">remain highly competitive<\/a>, with Nancy Pelosi reportedly planning to endorse JFK grandson Jack Schlossberg, who has entered the race. Nadler had previously dismissed Schlossberg\u2019s chances, but Schlossberg\u2019s entry has intensified a field that already includes more than a dozen candidates, reflecting the open-seat dynamics in a once-safe Democratic district as Nadler exits after 17 terms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nadler endorses former aide for seat he is vacating as Democratic heavyweight backs Schlossberg<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2497157\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Retiring Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jerry-nadler\/\">Jerry Nadler<\/a> (D-NY) endorsed his former longtime aide in the crowded Democratic primary for his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\">House<\/a> seat, as Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) plans to endorse the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>Nadler announced his endorsement of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a> state Rep. Micah Lasher on Monday, calling his former employee the &ldquo;best candidate to succeed&rdquo; him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4450838\/gop-kentucky-house-speaker-snatches-microphone-thomas-massie-mid-speech\/\">GOP Kentucky House speaker snatches microphone from Thomas Massie mid-speech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4449656\/massie-trump-litmus-test-kentucky-senate\/\">Massie opposition becomes Trump litmus test in Kentucky Senate race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4449619\/doj-allowing-congress-view-unredacted-epstein-files\/\">DOJ allowing Congress to view unredacted Epstein files<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;No other candidate in the race comes close to the depth and breadth of Micah&rsquo;s record, not just on one issue, but across the many fronts where Democrats need to be stronger and smarter than ever,&rdquo; he said in a video.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rep. Jerry Nadler endorses Micah Lasher for Congress\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_UH1sAgIgGU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The 78-year-old congressman touted Lasher&rsquo;s record on fighting gun violence, investing in mental health care, and defending New Yorkers&rsquo; access to abortion services. Before he started serving in the state legislature last year, Lasher was the policy director for Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) and the state legislative affairs director under former New York Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-bloomberg\/\">Michael Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a state lawmaker, Lasher introduced a bill to keep <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> officers from conducting arrests at sensitive locations, including schools, hospitals, and houses of worship, without a judicial warrant.<\/p>\n<p>Nadler cited the bill as an example of Lasher&rsquo;s commitment to standing up to the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s emerged as New York&rsquo;s protector-in-chief against all things Trump and drafted the blueprint for what Democratic-led states can do to fight back,&rdquo; Nadler said.<\/p>\n<p>Lasher thanked his former boss for the support.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This endorsement means so much to me,&rdquo; Lasher <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MicahLasher\/status\/2020844128930791750\">posted on X<\/a> on Monday morning. &ldquo;Jerry Nadler has set an incredibly high bar for decades for smart, principled, progressive leadership on issue after issue. I&rsquo;m honored beyond words to have his support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic primary candidate has also received endorsements from New York City Comptroller Mark Levine, New York City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, and New York state Sen. Brian Kavanagh, among many other state politicians.<\/p>\n<p>Despite securing Nadler&rsquo;s endorsement, Lasher could <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >face significant opposition<\/a> from Kennedy scion <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3883780\/jfk-grandson-schlossberg-nadler-congressional-seat\/\">Jack Schlossberg<\/a>, whom Pelosi is rumored to endorse soon. The House speaker emerita would be Schlossberg&rsquo;s highest-profile endorsement so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4421101\/house-races-2026-big-competition-double-digit-candidate-fields\/\">HOUSE RACES IN 2026 SEE BIG COMPETITION WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT CANDIDATE FIELDS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nadler previously dismissed Schlossberg&rsquo;s chances in the primary, telling CNN in September that he lacked the requisite legislative experience to become a congressman. Schlossberg <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3883780\/jfk-grandson-schlossberg-nadler-congressional-seat\/\">entered the race<\/a> two months later.<\/p>\n<p>Nadler, who represents New York&rsquo;s 12th Congressional District, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3789296\/jerry-nadler-not-running-reelection\/\">announced in September<\/a> that he would vacate his House seat at the end of his 17th term. His retirement created a rare open seat in the Manhattan-area blue district. The race is already highly competitive, drawing over a dozen candidates from both parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nadler backs ex-aide for NY seat; Schlossberg rival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2567904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-119o2tzfu-1770657291152-e1770657457778.jpg?1770640918&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[21510,17275,73377,3928,73378],"class_list":["post-2567903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-endorsements","tag-nadler","tag-new-york-politics-2","tag-pelosi","tag-schlossberg"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-119o2tzfu-1770657291152-e1770657457778.jpg?1770640918&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567903"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567907,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567903\/revisions\/2567907"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2567904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}