Bloomberg to Back Protégé in Crowded N.Y.C. House Race With Super PAC

The billionaire is said to be willing to spend up to $5 million to help Assemblyman Micah Lasher in his bid to replace Representative Jerrold Nadler, bypassing a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg.Michael Bloomberg is endorsing Assemblyman Micah Lasher, who worked for Mr. Bloomberg while he was mayor of New York City.