Cameron Kasky

Political Activist in New York, NY

Cameron Kasky is a candidate for Representative in Congress District 12 in Statewide, New York — 2026 Primary Election.

Also running: John Schlossberg, Erik Bottcher, Nina Schwalbe, Amy Jordan, Caroline Shinkle, Mathew Shurka, Lucian Wintrich, Patrick Timmins, Kaley Aldrich, Micah Lasher, Alan Pardee, Christopher Diep, Wilneida Negron, Liam Elkind, Karen Ortiz, Micah Bergdale, George Conway, Laura Dunn, Alexander Bores, Charles Munoz, Jerrold Nadler, Jami Floyd, Massimiliano Zappone, Robert Huhn.

Cameron Kasky is an American political activist and advocate against gun violence [1.3]. A survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, he co-founded the student-led advocacy group Never Again MSD and helped organize the March for Our Lives protests. Kasky attended Columbia University in New York City. In late 2025, he launched a campaign for New York's 12th Congressional District but withdrew from the primary in January 2026.