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2026 candidates we're tracking in NY-12
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Micah C. Lasher
Democratic
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.
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Caroline Shinkle
Republican
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.
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Wilneida Negron
For All of Us
Wilneida Negron has spent two decades working across government, labor, technology and financial markets, beginning as a crisis counselor before moving into policy work on artificial intelligence, wage theft and privacy, per the campaign site. Wilneida Negron is certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot on the For All of Us line for this district, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026 (her filed domain no longer answers); the State Board of Elections' certification is the only verifiable source for Wilneida Negron's ballot status.
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Karen Ortiz
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.