NY-12: Who will replace Jerry Nadler, who will retire in 2026 after 34 years in Congress repping Manhattan?

[RandySF]

U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler will not seek re-election when his term as one of New York’s top elected officials in Congress comes to an end next year, the 17-term Congress member said in a statement on Tuesday.

He said it was time to hang up his hat and let someone else take over his Manhattan spot in the U.S. House of Representatives.

“Today, I am announcing that I will not be seeking re-election next year and that this term in Congress will be my last,” the veteran politician said. “This decision has not been easy. But I know in my heart it is the right one and that it is the right time to pass the torch to a new generation.”

The career elected official, a Democrat, spent over three decades in his current post. He has played major roles in NYC milestone occasions, such as securing funding to rebuild the West Side’s Highline – an over one-mile elevated, linear city park constructed out of an abandoned rail track. First opened in 2009, the Highline today is one of NYC’s most popular attractions.



https://www.amny.com/politics/jerry-nadler-not-running-reelection-congress-manhattan/

[Oopsie Daisy]

1. I sing his praises (in spite of the fact that he's well-hated "online" and in some progressive corners of the universe.)

And I thank him for his loyalty to the party... and his service to his constituents, AND to our nation.

[edhopper]

2. I am hoping who ever it is

they are part of the progressive resurgence in NYC.

[choie]

3. Someone - maybe it was you RandySF

proferred Brad Lander as a candidate, and I think he'd be a perfect successor.

[RandySF]

4. I liked Lander for NYC mayor.

I'd love to see him run for Congress.