Caroline Shinkle

Shinkle lives in Midtown Manhattan, according to her campaign website, and Ballotpedia lists her high school as Cranbrook Kingswood High School.[3][4] She earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2015, per Ballotpedia) and a J.D. from Harvard Law School (2020, per Ballotpedia), and she also spent a semester at Sciences Po in Paris.[3][4] She worked at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt and the Bank of Israel in Jerusalem, then began her career at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C.; during law school she spent time at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland.[3][4]

After law school, Shinkle practiced at an international law firm in New York City, advising businesses and financial institutions on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and financial regulatory matters; as of March 2026 she had spent five years at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.[3][4][6][7] According to her campaign website, she is admitted to the bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, New York, Washington, D.C., Ohio and Massachusetts.[3] She says she has held leadership roles with legal, educational and community organizations, founded a nonprofit encouraging civic engagement among younger people, and is a long-time member of SAG-AFTRA.[3]

The 2026 NY-12 race was her first run for public office, according to a West Side Rag profile.[7] The Republican and Conservative Party primaries on June 23, 2026 were canceled, making her the nominee of both lines.[4] During the campaign, according to her campaign website, she ran on cost of living, housing affordability and economic growth.[2][3][4] She received 20% of the vote to Micah Lasher's 77.2%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]