New York 12th Congressional District Candidates
Alex Bores
Alex Bores is running for Congress in NY-12, the district where he was born and raised, where his parents still live, and where he's now raising his newborn son with his wife, Darya.
As a New York State Assemblymember representing Manhattan's Upper East Side, Alex has been recognized as one of Albany's most effective lawmakers and become a leading national voice on artificial intelligence—and how government must protect people from AI's harms while harnessing its benefits.
Before entering public office, Alex worked as a software engineer and product lead at tech companies. That background gives him rare understanding of how modern technology is built and governed.
In the Assembly, Alex passed the RAISE Act, first-in-the-nation legislation establishing AI safeguards. When Trump-aligned super PACs funded by AI executives deployed multimillion-dollar campaigns to stop him, Alex won—delivering safety for New Yorkers by standing up to reckless corporate interests.
Now he's the number-one target of a $100 million super PAC backed by those same forces. His response? "They're terrified of someone who actually knows their business. That's them telling on themselves."
Beyond AI, Alex has delivered real results: raising fines on spam telemarketers preying on seniors, protecting workers' intellectual property rights, championing moped registration to make streets safer, and fighting to overturn a 176-year-old constitutional restriction blocking new judges. He's secured over $7.7 million for district organizations while attending hundreds of community events and resolving hundreds of constituent cases.
In a moment when Washington often feels broken and disconnected from people's daily lives, Alex represents a new generation of leadership: pragmatic but progressive, solutions-oriented, and ready to tackle the challenges ahead with both urgency and competence—shaped by the values he learned growing up right here in New York City.
George Conway
The son of a Navy enlisted man and a Filipino immigrant and father of four. He lives in Chelsea with his Corgi Clyde.
A New Yorker for thirty years, George has seen housing prices explode, working families pushed out, and the communities that make New York the greatest city in the world struggle just to survive. Trump is making it all worse-tanking the economy, driving costs even higher, and ripping health care away from millions. George gets it. And he'll fight so New Yorkers can afford their basic needs again. He's been in the trenches fighting Trump and he knows how to beat him. A constitutional lawyer, he'll write new laws that safeguard our democracy so we don't end up here, facing autocracy, ever again.
He has seen firsthand how big money poisons our politics. That's why he won't take a dime of corporate PAC money and is running a people-powered grassroots campaign.
George Conway put everything on the line to take on Donald Trump and defend democracy. Now he's running for Congress as a Democrat,because New York needs a battle-tested fighter to protect the rule of law, secure abortion rights, lower costs, and defeat Trump and Trumpism.
George is an accomplished lawyer who spent his career defending the Constitution, advocating for women who have been abused by Trump and other powerful men, and fighting for the core American values of freedom, opportunity, and the rule of law.
George is a former Republican, but when Donald Trump hijacked the Republican Party and twisted it into a scam for corruption, cruelty, and authoritarian power, George no longer had a home in the Republican Party.
Regardless of party, George's life has always been about defending the rule of law, and standing up to those who abuse their power. He left the GOP because he knew he had to stand up against bigotry, hatred, and lawlessness, no matter the cost.
George went on offense. He exposed Trump's lies, corruption, and lawlessness in the media and in the courts. He cofounded the Lincoln Project to help defeat Trump at the ballot box in 2020; founded the Society of the Rule of Law, an organization of lawyers fighting Trump's attacks on the justice system; and campaigned aggressively for President Biden and Vice President Harris. He told E. Jean Carroll that she had a good case against Donald Trump, who raped her and then defamed her, and connected her to the lawyer who won $88 million in verdicts. George worked with Trump's other victims in an effort to defeat him in 2024.
Trump knows how effective George is at fighting back, so he's lashed out, calling George a "stone cold LOSER." George wears it as a badge of honor.
Now, the dangers George warned about are becoming reality. Masked agents are snatching people from the streets. The Department of Justice is prosecuting political opponents. Pardons are handed out to the rich, the connected, and the loyal-government run like a mob operation.
That's why George is running for Congress.
Laura Dunn
Laura Dunn is a nationally recognized civil and victim rights attorney running for Congress in New York's 12th District. Her work has appeared in national media over 300 times, including features in Forbes, National Law Journal, People Magazine, BuzzFeed, and more.
While in law school, Laura Dunn helped draft and pass Section 304 of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). She was later nominated to serve as a primary negotiator for the U.S. Department of Education's VAWA Rulemaking committee to develop implementing regulation for this federal legislation. Laura Dunn went on to advise the Obama Administration's White House Task Force to Protect Students against Sexual Assault, working directly with then-Vice President Joe Biden.
For her national advocacy, Senator Patrick Leahy recognized Laura Dunn on the Senate floor. She subsequently joined his team while he chaired the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. While working on the Hill, she worked to end human trafficking, address military sexual assault, and create a pathway to citizenship, all while vetting federal court judge appointees.
Laura Dunn has received numerous honors for her work, including a 2015 Echoing Green Global Fellowship, the 2016 Senator Benjamin Cardin Public Service Award, the 2017 U.S. Department of Justice Special Courage Award, the 2017 AAUW Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award, and a 2018 TED Fellowship, among others.
A barred attorney in New York, Maryland, Virginia, and D.C., Laura Dunn is also admitted to practice before several federal courts, including the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Supreme Court. As a lawyer, she has litigated several high profile cases, including ones featured in The New Yorker and on the Netflix documentary "Victim/Suspect." She also served on SUNY’s Sexual Violence Prevention Workgroup.
As a nationally recognized Title IX expert, Laura Dunn has worked on several major cases, including a high-profile lawsuit against Penn State related to the Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse scandal. She has also trained attorneys and advocates through the New York State Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the National Association of Women Judges, the Texas Municipal Police Association, the Democratic Attorneys General Association, the College Republican National Committee, Harvard Law, Stanford University, the Wisconsin Department of Justice, and the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics, among many others.
Jami Floyd
Jami Floyd is an attorney and journalist who is running for Congress to bring a sensible, moderate voice to a Washington that has left her neighbors feeling squeezed, scared, and silenced. She wants a Manhattan where anyone can start a business with ease, afford to raise their children with confidence, and retire with dignity.
Jami was born in this district. Her parents raised her in a studio in Kips Bay until rising rent pushed them outside the bounds of NY-12.
At fifteen Jami was waiting tables, selling sweaters at Bloomingdale's, and pulling double shifts at the Elaine Powers gym on East 57th. The grit she built right here carried her through college (SUNY Binghamton) and law school (UC Berkeley).
After practicing law, she served as a White House Fellow in the Clinton Administration. But she rejected the inside game of politics and left DC to elevate the voices of real people right here in New York.
For the past two decades she has reported on the challenges New Yorkers face for national news outlets. You may recognize her voice as the longtime host of All Things Considered on WNYC. Now, she tackles infrastructure and quality of life issues as a leader on Manhattan
Community Board 7, where she oversees the Public Safety Task Force and co-chaired the Transportation Committee.
Jami shares her UWS apartment with her husband Kurt and two dogs. Her children Jax and Joelle visit every Sunday night for robust conversation over home cooked dinners.
Cameron Kasky
Cameron Kasky is a fighter. He knows what it's like to be failed by the American political system. In 2018, Cameron survived the massacre at his high school in Parkland, Florida that killed 17 human beings. Faced with unspeakable tragedy, he united his classmates and led March For Our Lives, one of the largest movements in U.S. history. As a teenager, he stood up to Marco Rubio and the Republicans bought off by the gun lobby, and worked with legislators in Washington to pass life-saving gun safety legislation. But it's not just about taking on MAGA: it's about disrupting the system where both parties have paved the way for Trump's regime. In the face of rising authoritarianism, Cameron is ready to take the fight back to Capitol Hill and represent progressive values for the greatest city in the world.
Micah Lasher
Micah Lasher is running for Congress in the heart of Manhattan (NY-12, where Jerry Nadler is retiring) to breathe new life into the Democratic Party, bring fierce independence and extensive experience at every level of government — as well as in the private and non-profit sectors — to Washington, and get things done that improve the lives of New Yorkers.
Micah, a born-and-raised Upper West Sider, is currently a member of the New
York State Assembly, where he has emerged as one of its most effective members. He is the legislature’s most outspoken voice on the use of state power to respond to actions by the Trump Administration and is leading the fight to allow New York to redraw its congressional lines in response to Texas’s unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. He has also passed significant legislation on housing discrimination, consumer protection, and expanding wind and solar energy supply.
Micah has served as Policy Director for Governor Hochul, Chief of Staff in the New York State Attorney General’s Office, Director of State Legislative Affairs for the City of New York under Mayor Mike Bloomberg, and as an aide to Rep. Nadler. In these roles, he has played a key role in passing landmark laws to strengthen gun control, protect abortion access, and raise the minimum wage. He was also the author of a comprehensive package of legislation to expand the supply of housing in New York,
which The New York Times called the “first serious attempt by a New York governor since the 1960s” to tackle the state’s massive housing shortage.
Micah has also served as a trustee and officer of Everytown for Gun Safety, the Riverside Park Conservancy, and the Community Service Society.
Micah and his wife, Elizabeth, live on the Upper West Side with their three children. They are a proud public school family, members of Congregation Rodeph
Sholom, and spend lots of weekend hours at little league games and chess tournaments.
Alan Pardee
Alan Pardee was born and raised in Manhattan, starting out on the West Side and growing up on New York’s Upper East Side. The son of a New Yorker and a Dominican immigrant, Alan’s parents instilled in him from an early age a commitment to helping others and taking on big fights on behalf of those who all too often get left behind.For more than thirty years Alan has built a successful career in New York City in finance. From Managing Director at Merrill Lynch to Managing Partner and co-founder of Mercury Capital Advisors, Alan and has spent his career helping to build businesses of all sizes - and creating thousands of good paying jobs across the city and the country. He knows how to work with teams of people to achieve common-sense solutions for tough problems.
Through it all, Alan has worked to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing his community - especially those surrounding issues of hunger and food insecurity that impact one in three New Yorkers. Alan has been an active volunteer for and board member of New York Common Pantry. There, he’s helped to raise millions of dollars from families, businesses, and charitable and religious organizations to support programs that reduce food insecurity while promoting dignity, health and self-sufficiency for every New Yorker.
Alan’s wife Sally is also a lifelong New Yorker, and a graduate of NYU Law School. They are the proud parents of two, raising their family just blocks from where Alan grew up. Alan is an active member of his church and regularly sings in a choir on Sundays in addition to being an active member of its social justice ministry.
Alan is running for Congress because he’s seen first-hand how the affordability and food insecurity crisis are impacting everyday New Yorkers - and how career politicians are failing to meet the moment. From housing to hunger to the weak response to the threats posed by Donald Trump, Alan knows we need new leadership and strength in Washington.
He’s spent his life taking on big challenges on behalf of New Yorkers - and that’s exactly what he’ll do in Congress.
Jack Schlossberg
Jack Schlossberg is running to represent New York's 12th Congressional district.
A graduate of Yale University, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Business School, Jack has worked in law, journalism, and politics. He served as a surrogate for both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaigns and as a delegate from New York at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
Since the 2024 election, Jack has written for national publications and has been making political content, building an audience of over 2 million followers on social media, to connect people to the issues affecting their lives.
Jack is running for Congress to represent New York’s 12th Congressional district where he lives, was born and raised, and where his family has lived for five generations.
Mathew Shurka
Mathew Shurka is a nationally recognized LGBTQ+ rights advocate and lifelong New Yorker. The son of an immigrant and two NYC yellow cab drivers, he comes from a family of Persian Jews who fled Iran in search of safety and opportunity. After surviving a violent attack and five years of conversion therapy, Mathew built a national movement called Born Perfect to protect young people. His advocacy helped pass life-saving legislation banning conversion therapy in 27 states and more than 120 cities nationwide. He has worked with members of Congress, advised two presidential administrations, and collaborated with hundreds of lawmakers across the country. Mathew is not a career politician. He brings lived experience and a proven record of passing laws, and he understands the difference between performative solidarity and the hard work of building coalitions that deliver real safety, dignity, and justice. He lives in Chelsea with his fiancé, where they own a small business in the district.