George Conway, persistent Trump critic, is running for Congress in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — George Conway, who was once married to a former adviser to the president before becoming a prominent anti-Trump voice, announced Tuesday: he is running He’s testing whether he can turn his strong social media following into votes in a crowded Democratic primary for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in New York City.
Conway, who worked as a lawyer in New York for years but has recently lived in Bethesda, Maryland, said he was encouraged to run for Congress after a conversation with a friend about his disappointment with the views of some Democrats. voting decision To end last year’s government shutdown.
Conway didn’t want to challenge Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Maryland congressman she said she liked, so her friend suggested she instead look for a seat in Manhattan that would soon be vacant following the retirement of Rep. Jerry Nadler.
Conway said when he looked at Wikipedia, he realized it was his old haunt.
“It was like an open seat. It’s not crazy. I have to think about it,” he said in an interview.
He said he moved back to Manhattan a few weeks ago.
Conway joins the flood of Democrats seeking to take over Nadler’s seat. Candidates include Nadler protégé Micah Lasher, a state lawmaker, school shooting survivor and advocate Cameron Kasky, and Jack SchlossbergGrandson of John F. Kennedy.
Conway, 62, positioned herself as a seasoned foe of Trump in a campaign launch video; His vast experience as a lawyer would allow him to continue his years-long fight against the Congress president.
“This is not an ordinary time. I will not be an ordinary member of Congress,” he said.
Conway is a former Republican who helped establish anti-Trump sentiment Lincoln ProjectHe said he didn’t want to be a career politician but felt “this is a moment where we need people who can properly combat Trump.”
She supported Trump’s 2016 presidential bid and was married to him. Kellyanne ConwayA pollster and strategist who was a senior presidential adviser in Trump’s first White House and also one of Trump’s fiercest defenders.
As Trump’s first term progressed, George Conway began criticizing Trump with an aggression that rivaled his then-wife’s fervent support for the president, drawing extraordinary attention to the differing political positions of their relationship.
At one point, Trump fired back at George Conway by calling him “a stone-cold Loser and a husband from hell.”
The Conways announced their divorce in 2023, writing in a statement that their marriage included “many happy years.”
The district Conway hopes to represent is considered solidly Democratic, consisting of Midtown Manhattan and the upscale Upper East and Upper West sides.
Nadler, 78, announced last year that he would not run for re-election; New York’s congressional delegation has long called for a generational change in Congress. His planned exit has led to the emergence of multiple Democratic candidates to take over his seat.
