Micah Lasher won New York's 12th congressional district primary race among eight candidates, defeating the field by 39.1%. After his victory, Lasher took aim at tech giants and their allies who spent heavily to shape the outcome, stating, "I have some news for the two big AI companies who've taken such an unusual interest in who won this congressional seat... I won't be taking my cues from either of you when it comes to protecting our kids, our jobs." The Manhattan race became an AI-regulation showdown, with millions of dollars flowing into the contest. According to Federal Election Commission filings, Think Big, a super PAC opposed to additional AI regulations backed in part by leaders at OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz, spent about $8 million to prevent Assemblymember Alex Bores from winning. Meanwhile, the Jobs and Democracy PAC, supported by donors with ties to Anthropic and Adobe, spent more than $13 million to boost Bores' candidacy. Lasher, a cosponsor of New York's Responsible AI Safety and Education Act, has raised concerns about AI displacing workers and the industry's growing energy demands.