politics
April 30, 2026
Micah Lasher, Child Magician
The race for New York’s Twelfth District keeps getting more interesting.
TL;DR
- Micah Lasher is running for Congress in New York's Twelfth District Democratic primary.
- He was a well-known child magician in the 1990s, even publishing a book of magic tricks.
- Lasher stopped performing magic to pursue a career in politics, working for figures like Jerrold Nadler and Michael Bloomberg.
- He is considered the 'party-insider pick' but faces competition from other notable candidates.
- Lasher draws parallels between his experience in magic and policymaking, emphasizing goal-setting and problem-solving.
- He believes the key to political change lies in relentless persistence, contrasting with the 'low-attention economy' approach of some opponents.
Continue reading the original article