Mothers of 2 Manhattan House Hopefuls Hit Streets in Democratic Primary
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 19
Mothers of 2 Manhattan House Hopefuls Hit Streets in Democratic Primary
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 19
Summary
Lori Bores and Stephanie Lasher have become visible campaign surrogates for their sons, Alex Bores and Micah Lasher, in Manhattan’s hard-fought Democratic congressional primary.
Lori Bores, 69, patrols the district in a sash reading “ALEX BORES’ MOM,” using the attention-grabbing role to get into events and press her son’s case.
On the Upper West Side and at Chelsea greenmarkets, Stephanie Lasher works sidewalks and repeats tailored pitches to voters for Micah Lasher, 44, often with him nearby.
The maternal campaigning adds a personal, retail-politics layer to a race the report describes as ferocious and already overshadowed by a better-known political mother with the Kennedy name.