George Conway, a Trump critic and the ex-husband of former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, is running for Congress.
George Conway filed paperwork on Dec. 22 to run as a Democrat in New York’s 12th Congressional District and succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who announced in September that he is not running for reelection.
Nadler cited former President Joe Biden’s choice to serve one term in his decision.
“Watching the Biden thing really said something about the necessity for generational change in the party, and I think I want to respect that,” Nadler told The New York Times.
News of George Conway eying a congressional run came to light last month when The New York Times reported he had hired a Democratic pollster. At a private event, he acknowledged that running as a Democrat “will put some people off” but he would be a “wingman” to lawyers in Congress such as Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-N.Y.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.). Goldman is facing a primary challenge from the left....