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Establishment Dem beaten by Far Left Dem in Primary in NY 16th
[Independent] Jamaal Bowman,
Mr Bowman, who ran against Mr Engel, 73, in New York’s 16th congressional district, did not declare victory over his opponent. But the 44-year-old middle school principal from the Bronx celebrated what he called a "movement" and told supporters: "I can’t wait to get to Congress and cause problems." "Eliot Engel ― and I’ll say his name once ― used to say that he was a thorn in the side of Donald Trump. But you know what Donald Trump is more afraid of than anything else? A black man with power," the Democratic candidate said as votes continued to be counted on Tuesday night.. Engel, who was first elected in 1988, said he had "earned a reputation as an effective Member of Congress who knows how to get results."[6] He received endorsements from former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and the Congressional Black Caucus. He emphasized his record in Congress and said that Bowman had "little history of involvement in our community and is not a real Democrat. From Bowman's campaign site Bowman received a master's degree in counselor education from Mercy College and an Ed.D. in organizational leadership from Manhattanville College. Related: Eliot Engel: 2020-06-22 Democrats move to block Trump’s troop cut plan in Germany Eliot Engel: 2020-06-03 ‘China is demonstrating once again that it is willing to bully its neighbors’ Eliot Engel: 2019-10-17 US House backs resolution condemning Trump’s withdrawal from Syria Posted by: lord garth 2020-06-25 |
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