Overview
- Kasky announced his campaign Tuesday with an energetic video showing him crisscrossing New York and arguing current leaders cannot keep up.
- A co-organizer of March for Our Lives and a survivor of the 2018 Parkland shooting, he casts his bid as a response to systemic failures.
- His platform features Medicare for All, a pledge to “stop funding genocide,” abolishing ICE, and support for social housing.
- He acknowledged a fundraising gap with rivals and urged small-dollar donations, saying his opponents have “a lot of very rich friends.”
- He joins a large field that includes Jack Schlossberg, Liam Elkind, NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher, Assembly Members Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, journalist Jami Floyd, attorney Laura Dunn, and businessman Alan Pardee.