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U.S. House, District 12: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

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Candidate
Caroline Shinkle

Caroline Shinkle

Running for U.S. House · New York District 12

NationalRepublican

Candidate
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Micah C. Lasher

Running for U.S. House · New York District 12

NationalDemocrat

Caroline ShinkleCandidateMicah C. LasherChallenger

Job fit

We haven't found background facts for either candidate yet.

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Caroline Shinkle

  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    I will offer legislation tuned to reducing tax on work, driving down the cost of money, incentivizing productivity, curing inflation, and balancing the federal budget, and strategically cut the overburdensome regulatory framework. 1
  • Crime & safetyBoth address this
    Support our men and women in blue while developing a rapid removal process for failed prosecutors who have a record of politicizing their job as prosecutors. 1
  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    Support federal law enforcement and their mission of enforcing our federal immigration laws to remove the worst of the worst criminals from our streets and communities. 1

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Guns

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Micah C. Lasher

  • Cost of living & jobsBoth address this
    Pledges to 'raise the minimum wage across the nation and index it to inflation' and co-sponsor the PRO Act to help workers unionize. 2
  • Crime & safetyBoth address this
    Platform opposes deploying the National Guard to cities that don't want it, and backs 'the federal Clean Slate Act to help people with non-violent records re-enter society.' 2
  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    Says in Congress he will 'fight to abolish ICE' and vote for the Restoring Access to Detainees Act guaranteeing detainees due process. 2
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How they voted on top issues

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Who pays them

Caroline Shinkle

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donors
small donors$24Klarge donors$103K$130K raised
$23,8873Small individual donors
$102,8343Large individual donors

Micah C. Lasher

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorsother politiciansindustry associationslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$90Klarge donors$2.7Motherpoliticians$6Kindustryassociations$5Klabor unions$5KOther kinds ofdonors$5K$2.8M raised
$90,2234Small individual donors
$2,703,7524Large individual donors

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Caroline Shinkle

No voting record to check yet

Micah C. Lasher

No voting record to check yet

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Sources

  1. patch.com used in: Top issues
  2. micahlasher.com used in: Top issues
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Caroline Shinkle
Candidate A

Caroline Shinkle

RepublicanShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $130K raised, 79% from large donors, 2% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $1,995.00 (2% of $130,095.62 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: lower taxes and fewer rules on business, tougher sentences and more police, a tighter border and stricter enforcement.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

3 tougher sentences and more police: Candidate statement

4 a tighter border and stricter enforcement: Candidate statement

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Candidate B

Karen Ortiz

Independent

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $21K raised, 79% from large donors, organized-interest share unavailable.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

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Candidate C

Micah C. Lasher

DemocratShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $2.8M raised, 96% from large donors, 1% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $22,000.00 (1% of $2,815,975.34 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $19,550.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more rules on who can buy guns.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

3 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

4 more rules on who can buy guns: Candidate statement

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Candidate D

Wilneida Negron

Independent

No verified background on file for this candidate.

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

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