# Micah Lasher

Micah Lasher is a Democratic member of the New York House for district 69.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New York House, district 69
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: NY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bb46f499-d77e-4863-9269-6a04d5ba3f7e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bb46f499-d77e-4863-9269-6a04d5ba3f7e (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Lasher missed 30% of 2,019 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the New York House (average 93.9%).

## What Lasher says (NY 2025–26 session)

1,084 classified statements: 1,084 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lasher | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.5% | 2.5% | 187 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 13.8% | 10.4% | 230 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 47.4% | 39.2% | 254 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 2.9% | 475 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 21.0% | 14.4% | 215 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.0% | 148 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 14% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Health 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 10% (State House Democrats 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.02), from 2,056 donors and 212 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (NY 2025–26 session)

2,019 roll calls. Attendance 70% (New York House 93.9%). Party unity 99.4% (92.9%). 6 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10586 Extends provisions relating to public hearings on proposed rules · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10586/
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · Assembly Vote · S 10001 Provides for a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10001/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10655 Relates to the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; repealer · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10655/
- 2026-06-05 · voted nay · Assembly Vote · S 9862 Authorizes the town of Minisink to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9862/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9027 Authorizes the village of Ellicottville to impose a hotel and motel tax · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9027/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 7607 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Lt. Gary A. Scott · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S7607/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 10550 Authorizes the Church of Pentecost, USA, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S10550/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 8453 Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to William Cornell · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8453/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9969 Authorizes the town justice of the town of Dix to be a nonresident of such town · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9969/
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · Assembly Vote · S 9983 Authorizes Joseph Fredrick to take the competitive civil service examination for the position of police officer and be eligible for employment as a… · pass · https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S9983/

## Legislation (NY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 49 bills: 49 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 182. 4.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York House 20.4%; rank 138 of 148).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 10853: Relates to monopoly and anti-trust whistleblower incentives and protections (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10853/
- A 10811: Grants family leave benefits to persons who perform artistic and cultural work (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10811/
- A 10318: Relates to modifications increasing federal adjusted gross income (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10318/
- A 10265: Relates to excess differential offsets for paraprofessionals employed by board of education (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10265/
- A 10183: Establishes the transitional wage insurance program (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10183/
- A 10109: Includes public officers or employees of the federal government within the definition of public servant (in committee, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10109/
- A 10070: Establishes the crime of interference with constitutional rights by public officials (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A10070/
- A 9444: Relates to the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices; repealer (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9444/
- A 9335: Relates to certain crimes of interference with health care services or religious worship (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9335/
- A 9233: Regulates an artificial person's contributions towards election activity and ballot-issue activity (in committee, 2026-01-07) https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/A9233/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,725 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MicahLasher/status/2114701943113224683
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MicahLasher/status/2114783757224055070
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MicahLasher/status/2114046315848237451
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MicahLasher/status/2114062059721687437
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MicahLasher/status/2113727093741682819
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/MicahLasher/status/2113319218385142153
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/MicahLasher/status/2113373853112054056
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MicahLasher/status/2112910741858845137
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/MicahLasher/status/2112949238929747969
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MicahLasher/status/2112644846305566988

## Links

- Official site: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Micah-C-Lasher/
- Campaign site: https://micahlasher.com/
- X: https://x.com/MicahLasher
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lasherforassembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lasherforassembly
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mclasher/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MicahLasher
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micah-lasher/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bb46f499-d77e-4863-9269-6a04d5ba3f7e