Top Democrats face battle against EACH OTHER in New York after new electoral map is drawn: Jerry Nadler confirms he will run against colleague Carolyn Maloney in new mess for party facing midterm nightmare
- A court-appointed special master announced the new lines after a lawsuit
- It looks likely to cut deeply into the Democrats’ advantage in the state
- Map would force longtime reps. Nadler and Maloney to face off
- Maloney already represents the 12th CD; both represent Manhattan
- Nadler has been in Congress since 1992 and Maloney since 1993
- Nadler is 74; Maloney is 76; both chair powerful committees
- Democrats currently control 19 of the state’s 26 seats
New congressional district lines drawn up by a court-appointed special master would throw two powerful and senior state lawmakers into a battle royal to represent Manhattan.
The district by a court-appointed expert is likely to eat into the Democrats‘ The majority lopsided among the state delegation – and would end the career of one of the lawmakers who have been fixtures in Washington for decades.
Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerold Nadler, 74, has been in Congress since 1992, and played a role in the Trump impeachment – and would be a primary Biden defender Republicans seize control of the highly partisan panel.
Maloney, 76, chairs the House Oversight Committee, and recently fired off letters to baby formula manufacturers.
‘I am proud to announce that I will be running to continue to represent the 12th Congressional District. A majority of the communities in the newly redrawn NY-12 are ones I have represented for years and to which I have deep ties,’ wrote Maloney, tweeting a #NY12 hashtag and a Team Maloney hashtag.
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) announced Monday he would run for reelection in a redrawn 12th district if a court-appointed master’s plan is upheld. He chairs the Judiciary Committee
Nadler, who represents the 10th Congressional District, fired off his own tweet Monday, saying: ‘I believe these newly proposed lines by the Special Master violate the NYS constitutional requirement sof keeping communities of interest together and keeping the cores of existing districts largely intact. However, provided that they become permanent, I very much look forward to running in and representing the people of the newly created 12th District of New York.’
The map would still need to be approved by the state court of appeals.
Democrats currently control 19 of the state’s 26 seats. A new map passed by Democrats in Albany could have pushed that number as high as 22. But the state’s high court ruled that the prior map violated a constitutional amendment on partisan gerrymandering passed by voters in 2014.
The latest map by court-appointed Jonathan Cervas would have a single district running across the middle third of Manhattan, fusing the districts east and west of Central Park.
Rep. Carlyn Maloney (DN.Y.) chairs the House Oversight Committee, and would run in the redrawn 12th district she represents
House Democrats, who are fighting historical trends and build-in deficiencies, are clinging to a narrow House majority.
They were likely hoping to stave off Republican gains in GOP-controlled states like Texas and Florida by once again running up the score in New York, which has been key to past party takeovers.
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, another powerful New York Democrat who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, tweeted that he would run in a new district represented by Rep. Mondaire Jones, who represents Westchester and Rockland Counties.
Nadler and Maloney have partnered for decades, and appeared at a joint press conference days ago on rolling back nonessential helicopter flights.
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