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2026 candidates we're tracking in NY-12
Micah C. Lasher
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordable Housing
- Mental Health
- Climate Change
About Micah C. Lasher
Micah C. Lasher is a Manhattan Assembly Member and former policy director to Gov. Kathy Hochul, per the NYC Board of Elections certified canvass and amNY.
Caroline Shinkle
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reducing taxes on work and increasing the supply of affordable housing to lower costs for New Yorkers
- Improving the education system so every student is supported at an honors-level standard
- Prioritizing public safety and supporting law enforcement officers and first responders
About Caroline Shinkle
Caroline Shinkle holds a B.S. in economics from MIT and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, per the campaign site. Shinkle's professional background includes work at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the European Central Bank, the Bank for International Settlements and the Bank of Israel, followed by corporate law practice in Manhattan handling mergers, acquisitions and financial regulatory matters, per the campaign site. Caroline Shinkle is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Republican; Conservative lines for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
Wilneida Negron
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Putting people in charge of AI, data and technology through transparency requirements and protections against workplace surveillance
- Building a pro-worker economy that addresses rising costs, unstable jobs and stagnant wages
- Lowering the structural costs of housing, child care and health care
About Wilneida Negron
Negrón is a public servant, author and advocate who says she has spent twenty years working across government, labor, technology and markets, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she began her career in juvenile detention centers, senior centers and legal aid programs in New York City, wrote a book on technology and workers, and built the Worker Technology Rights Framework.
Karen Ortiz
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Holding officials accountable, including through Congress' impeachment power, for violations of the oath of office
- Enacting Medicare for All to ensure affordable, quality health care access
- A foreign policy platform that calls for an arms embargo tied to U.S. assistance to Israel
About Karen Ortiz
Karen Ortiz is an attorney who was born in what is now New York's 12th Congressional District and grew up on Long Island before returning to New York City after high school, per the campaign site. Ortiz graduated from Fordham Law School and previously served as a federal Administrative Judge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; she has also worked for the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and the MTA New York City Transit, per the campaign site. Karen Ortiz is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the Karen Ortiz line for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026.
About this race
New York's 12th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The New York primary is Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.