{"id":262123,"date":"2026-06-10T17:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/262123\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T17:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T17:35:21","slug":"i-strongly-believe-in-the-power-of-government-to-make-peoples-lives-better-micah-lashers-west-side-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/262123\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Strongly Believe in the Power of Government to Make People\u2019s Lives Better\u201d \u2014 Micah Lasher\u2019s West Side Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

As early voting approaches, Micah Lasher shares his West Side Story \u2014 part of a series with six of the candidates running to replace Jerry Nadler for New York\u2019s 12th Congressional District ahead of the June 23 primary.<\/p>\n

\"\"Micah Lasher is currently the State Assemblymember for District 69, covering the Upper West Side. Photo: Phil O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s your New York story? Born here, or just arrived?
I am a proud New York patriot. I\u2019ve lived here in Manhattan my entire life (minus six regrettable childhood years in New Jersey!) \u2014 including four years in Hell\u2019s Kitchen, during which time I served on Community Board 4.<\/p>\n

Today, my wife Elizabeth and I are raising three children here \u2014 Nate (15), Ben (14), and Phoebe (10). It was a strange and wonderful feeling, playing with my own kids in the same playgrounds I grew up in. We belong to the same synagogue, Rodeph Sholom, that I grew up attending. And we are a proud public school family, with many weekend hours spent at Little League games and scholastic chess tournaments.<\/p>\n

I cannot imagine living anywhere but our great city, and it would be the honor of a lifetime to represent the community that raised me in Congress.<\/p>\n

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