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RandySF

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Fri May 22, 2026, 03:23 AM Friday

NY-12: The candidate trying to fight past the boys club vying for retiring Rep. Nadler's seat

In the deep blue confines of Manhattan's 12th Congressional District, four men are usually considered the leading contenders to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler: two assemblymembers and two men with deep ties to the DC elite.

Then there's Nina Schwalbe, a public health professional with a long-standing connection to the district who has been fighting to break into the crowded race ahead of the Democratic primary in June.

Schwalbe is not a lightweight. She brings decades of experience running public health programs for the United Nations and the U.S. government. She has roots in the district that go back generations. But with only a fraction of the fundraising and political infrastructure of her competitors, she remains a long shot.

Still, recent polling shows up to a quarter of voters in the district are undecided, and Schwalbe said she is making her case to voters.



https://gothamist.com/news/the-candidate-trying-to-fight-past-the-boys-club-vying-for-retiring-rep-nadlers-seat

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NY-12: The candidate trying to fight past the boys club vying for retiring Rep. Nadler's seat (Original Post) RandySF Friday OP
I was literally just thinking about Cha Friday #1

Cha

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1. I was literally just thinking about
Fri May 22, 2026, 04:32 AM
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those running for Nadler's Congressional seat.

I'm interested in Jack Schlossberg, though, and how he's doing.

So stiff competition it seems.

TY!

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