Micah C. Lasher
DEMOCRATIC
State Assembly member from Manhattan's West Side, endorsed by retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler; won the crowded June 23 Democratic primary for this open seat.
WHERE THEY STAND
- Rent & Housing
Calls for a major infusion of federal Section 9 funds for NYCHA, expansion of Section 8 housing vouchers, and repeal of the Faircloth Amendment cap on public housing; cites his state work on a $4.5 billion affordable housing capital plan and returning 1,800 apartments to rent stabilization.
Source → - Healthcare
His platform says health care should be a right, not a privilege, and supports Medicare for All or a similar universal plan guaranteeing comprehensive coverage to everyone.
Source → - Jobs & Economy
Pledges to raise and index the federal minimum wage (stuck at $7.25 for over 15 years), expand federal childcare investment, and protect the right to organize; in Albany he worked to index New York's minimum wage to inflation.
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