{"id":2618150,"date":"2026-06-23T22:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/micah-lasher-wins-democratic-primary-to-succeed-jerry-nadler\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T22:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T02:52:07","slug":"micah-lasher-wins-democratic-primary-to-succeed-jerry-nadler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/micah-lasher-wins-democratic-primary-to-succeed-jerry-nadler\/","title":{"rendered":"Micah Lasher wins Democratic primary to succeed Jerry Nadler"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fmicah-lasher-wins-democratic-primary-to-succeed-jerry-nadler%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=2618150&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>Micah Lasher won the Democratic primary in New York\u2019s 12th Congressional district to succeed retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dominance-in-iowa-polls-with-key-bloc-shouldnt-be-believed-bob-vander-plaats\/\" title=\"Don&#039;t trust Trump&#039;s lead in Iowa polls with crucial group, warns Bob Vander Plaats\">finishing ahead<\/a> of Assemblyman alex Bores with 39% of the vote compared to Bores\u2019s 35%. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >race included notable candidates<\/a> such as Jack Schlossberg and george Conway.The district is heavily Democratic, making Lasher\u2019s victory in the primary likely to secure his November election win. Lasher, a former Nadler staffer, was endorsed by Nadler, while Bores previously worked at palantir. Conway ran as a Trump critic focusing on impeaching Trump and received 6.1% of the vote; Schlossberg, the Kennedy grandson, garnered 10.8%. all candidates largely shared similar views on Israel, with only Schlossberg opposing weapons sales to israel. The race was heavily influenced by spending from AI interest groups, which invested approximately $20 million, making it the second most expensive House primary ever. The contest was also notable for its high costs driven by campaigns targeting AI regulation issues.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Micah Lasher won the competitive Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), holding off Assemblyman Alex Bores in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a>\u2018s 12th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lasher led with 39% of the vote to Bores\u2019s 35% with 85% of the vote counted, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. He prevailed over a crowded field that also featured Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg and attorney-turned-activist George Conway.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4619709\/republican-challengers-new-york-house-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Meet the Republican challengers vying to unseat New York\u2019s congressional Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4621066\/new-york-12th-district-democratic-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Micah Lasher wins Democratic primary to succeed Jerry Nadler<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4622170\/cait-conley-beth-davidson-mike-lawler-new-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrat Cait Conley to challenge swing district Republican Mike Lawler in New York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Upper East and West Side-anchored district leans heavily Democratic, meaning Lasher is all but certain to win the November election. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who votes in the district as a resident of Gracie Mansion, voted in the primary but did not endorse or disclose who he voted for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conway, the former husband of Kellyanne Conway, ran as a Trump provocateur, testing the limits of a stringent anti-Trump campaign in a Democratic primary. He focused his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SWWCGU6Elyg\">platform<\/a> on impeaching President Donald Trump. He garnered 6.1% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schlossberg, a progressive influencer and the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, tried to use his celebrity to catapult him to Congress. He finished with 10.8% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lasher, a former staffer to Nadler, ran with the backing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/east-texas-community-honors-slain-constable-deputy-neil-adams\/\" title=\"East Texas Community Honors Slain Constable Deputy Neil Adams\">retiring congressman<\/a>. Bores worked at Palantir before his election to the Assembly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike in other Democratic primaries, where Israel has become a flash point, the leading contenders rarely differed in their views. All four refused to call Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza a genocide. Only Schlossberg expressed opposition to weapon sales to Israel, while Bores, Lasher, and Conway generally supported continued support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The district is home to the largest population of Jewish people in the United States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4617529\/ai-deepfake-ad-midterm-election-campaign\/\"><strong>AI DEEPFAKE ADS INVADE MIDTERM ELECTION CAMPAIGNS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race was also marked by the prevalence of AI interest group spending, which poured roughly $20 million into the race. Leading the Future, a group backed by pro-AI venture capitalists, spent more than $8 million against Bores due to his work on AI regulations in the New York Assembly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the second most expensive House primary on record, according to nonpartisan database AdImpact. Only this year\u2019s primary in Kentucky\u2019s 4th Congressional District, which saw Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) lose his seat, was more expensive. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micah Lasher wins NY 12th primary, beats Bores, 39%-35%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4316,"featured_media":2618151,"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":[33651,538],"tags":[32807,38125,34396,77676,39987],"class_list":["post-2618150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-democratic-primary","tag-election-victory","tag-jerry-nadler","tag-micah-lasher","tag-new-york-politics"],"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\/2618150","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\/4316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2618150"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2618154,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2618150\/revisions\/2618154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2618151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2618150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2618150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2618150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}