Group That Got AOC Elected Announces Democratic Primary Challenge to Her Neighbor

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Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is being primaried from the left by Justice Democrats-backed Jamaal Bowman.

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Published Jun. 18 2019 7:48AM EDT

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Almost a year after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated 10-term incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in a district encompassing parts of the Bronx and Queens, a deeply entrenched New York Democrat from a neighboring district faces a similar challenger.

Jamaal Bowman, a middle-school principal and former teacher, on Tuesday announced his primary campaign against...

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Group That Got AOC Elected Announces Democratic Primary Challenge to Her Neighbor

Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is being primaried from the left by Justice Democrats-backed Jamaal Bowman.

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Gideon Resnick