The veteran New York congressman has sustained several scandals and faces a fierce progressive primary challenger in Jamaal Bowman.
in Washington, D.C., for much of the coronavirus pandemic despite claiming to have attended several events in the 16th congressional district, which encompasses hard hit areas of Westchester and the Bronx.angling to speak at a news conference following a night of vandalism amid George Floyd protests, saying, “if I didn't have a primary, I wouldn’t care.”that a Republican super PAC was diverting money through a Democratic pro-Israel PAC into the heavily Democratic district to assist Engel.
An entrenched incumbent like Engel, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee currently running for his 21st term, might normally be able to weather such a storm, but progressive primary challenger Jamaal Bowman isn’t letting him off easy. Bowman, a middle school principal, has seen a surge of support in recent weeks since Engel’s scandals have compounded, winning endorsements from the, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders , New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Comptroller Scott Stringer, and State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, who unendorsed Engel to back Bowman.
But Engel has also been the recipient of a rescue effort from his congressional colleagues, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi , Majority Whip Jim Clyburn , Judiciary Chair Adam Schiff and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand endorsing him in recent weeks, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsing him on Monday, her first House primary endorsement of the 2020 cycle.Engel wouldn’t be the first powerful New York incumbent to lose renomination in recent cycles.
shortly before his primary that alleged that he used his powerful perch to enrich his friends through his lobbyist brother.In another sign of strength for Bowman, he managed to outraise Engel between April 1 and June 3–an impressive feat for a primary challenger–reporting
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