Caroline Shinkle Declares Victory as Republican Nominee for New York’s 12th Congressional District

New York, New York—Caroline Shinkle declared victory as the Republican nominee for New York’s 12th Congressional District, launching the general election campaign with a clear message: New York City needs new leadership, not more of the failed political status quo.

Shinkle, who has degrees from MIT in economics and from Harvard Law School, said she looks forward to debating the Democratic nominee, Micah Lasher, and presenting voters with a clear choice between common-sense economic empowerment or the same policies that have for decades made New York City less affordable, less safe, and less livable for working families.

Shinkle has real-world experience including working at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C. and practicing corporate law at the highest levels in New York City. She also has experience at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Bank of Israel in Jerusalem, and Bank for International Settlements in Basel.

“New York City is in a bad place, and it is moving in the wrong direction,” Caroline Shinkle said. “Lasher represents the failed status quo that has left families paying more, businesses struggling, housing further out of reach, and residents questioning whether they can afford to stay in the city they love. We do not need more politicians who helped create the problem telling us they are the solution.”

Shinkle’s campaign is centered on economic empowerment, opportunity, and restoring common sense to the government. She supports allowing New Yorkers to keep more of what they earn, reducing housing costs, increasing opportunities for home ownership, cutting unnecessary regulatory burdens, supporting entrepreneurship and innovation, expanding domestic energy production, and offering balanced budget amendments to rein in Washington spending and help bring down the cost of capital.

Shinkle also drew a sharp contrast with Lasher’s endorsement of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his extreme socialist agenda, which she said is driving residents and businesses out of New York while hurting the working-class New Yorkers Democrats claim to represent.

“At a time when antisemitism is rising in our streets, on our campuses, and across our culture, silence is not leadership,” Shinkle said. “I will be an unapologetic voice for New York’s Jewish community, and I will stand proudly with Israel. The political class has been too afraid, too compromised, and too captured by the far left to call out antisemitism. I am not running to join that establishment. I am running to defeat it.”

Shinkle said the general election will give voters the opportunity to reject career politicians, failed ideology, and one-party rule in favor of a new direction for New York.

“This campaign is about the people who still believe New York is worth fighting for,” Shinkle said. “It’s about families who want to stay here, workers who want a fair shot, business owners who want to grow, and communities who deserve leaders with the courage to stand up for them. I look forward to debating the Democratic nominee and showing voters that there is a better way forward.”