Micah Lasher

Micah C. Lasher (born December 18, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York General Assembly for district 69. He was previously the director of policy for New York Governor Kathy Hochul and director of state legislative affairs under New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Micah Lasher grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He is Jewish.

He graduated from New York University in 2003 with a degree in sociology.

In 2001, when Lasher was 19, he managed Brad Hoylman-Sigal's campaign for New York City Council.

Lasher also served as an aide to Congressman Jerrold Nadler and director of state legislative affairs under New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. He later became the chief of staff to the New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

In 2016, Lasher ran for the New York Senate in the 31st district, where Adriano Espaillat retired to successfully run for the U.S. House. He lost to Marisol Alcantara in the Democratic primary election, who would go on to join the Independent Democratic Conference.

From 2017-2020, Lasher worked as Head of Policy and Communications at Sidewalk Labs.

In November 2021, governor Kathy Hochul appointed Lasher as director of policy. During his tenure, Lasher participated in shaping and implementing state policy following Hochul’s ascension to the governorship after Andrew Cuomo's resignation. He resigned from this role in early 2024 to pursue a campaign for the New York State Assembly.