But if Jones wins in November, replacing retiring Rep. Nita Lowey in her Westchester County district, he will also be among a small number of lawmakers steadily breaking down yet another barrier: that of electing Black candidates in suburban, and largely white, districts. His organization promotes greater transparency, accountability and fiscal responsibility in state government, which often puts him at odds with lawmakers and the governor. Priscila Korb , Patch • June 22, 2020. McMahon is a go-to expert on budget plans and policy proposals. Jones, Bowman and Gordon certainly haven’t painted a rosy-picture of a post-racial Ameican in their campaigns, addressing the ways systemic racism rears its head – especially during the ongoing protests against police brutality. Eliot Engel has lost while Rep. Carolyn Maloney still has a small lead.Reps. And while Gordon seeks to replace a Republican, she is running in a swing district that could go blue in what may be a Democratic wave election this November. As founder and research director of the Empire Center for Public Policy, E.J. “It’s not that she’s a woman color – she’s a woman of color and she knows what’s going on.”Richberg happens to be speaking from experience. All rights reserved. NY state election office. “And it doesn't matter what color you are, you want your government to be trustworthy and to work for you when you need it to.”While Jones said the success of Black candidates running for Congress in suburban and white districts is promising, he notes that their success comes with double the effort.
The Associated Press Jamaal Bowman and Mondaire Jones were declared winners, while Ritchie Torres celebrated an early lead.is a senior reporter at City & State. Campaigns & Elections. “I am really encouraged by the progress that we're seeing,” he said. “I’m not going to go into the whole ‘it’s a post-racial society,’” Richberg told City & State, noting that his predecessor in the county legislature, DuWayne Gregory, is a Black politician who failed to unseat Pete King in 2016 when he was the Democratic nominee, and again in 2018 when he lost the Democratic nomination to Liuba Grechen Shirely. When four different candidates are all challenging the same incumbent, the math favors the incumbent.
His council colleague, Ritchie Torres, massively outraised the crowded field and used that money to flood the district with TV ads, digital ads and supporters on Election Day.“Bowmentum” is alive and well in the 16th Congressional District. NY's 2nd Congressional District. Even before the process of counting absentee ballots began, her opponent Francis Conole It looks like Republican state Sen. Chris Jacobs is going to Congress – at least for a few months. His organization promotes greater transparency, accountability and fiscal responsibility in state government, which often puts him at odds with lawmakers and the governor. Andrew Cuomo, came closest to unseating the longtime congressman from the West Side of Manhattan, but only got 24% of the in-person vote, while Jonathan Herzog, a 25-year-old running on the Andrew Yang-backed policy of a universal basic income, received just 12% of the vote.