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'''Jamaal Bowman''' (born April 1, 1976) is an American politician who is serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 16th congressional district since 2021. He defeated 16 term Establishment Democrat [[Elliot Engel]] in the congressional [[primary]] election. | '''Jamaal Bowman''' (born April 1, 1976) is an American politician who is serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 16th congressional district since 2021. He defeated 16 term Establishment Democrat [[Elliot Engel]] in the congressional [[primary]] election. | ||
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| + | Bowman unleashed a [[racist]] attack on fellow Democrat [[Sen. Joe Manchin]] of [[West Virginia]] when Manchin voted against [[Joe Biden]]'s massively [[inflation]]ary [[Build Back Better]] bill.<ref>https://youtu.be/l1bmmTssmVM</ref> | ||
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==Policies== | ==Policies== | ||
While not an Establishment candidate like Engel, Bowman is undoubtedly the more radical of the two. Bowman along with [[Cori Bush]] joined the Squad which consists of [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]], [[Rashida Tlaib]], [[Ilhan Omar]], and [[Ayanna Pressley]].<ref>https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1345804761380085760</ref> | While not an Establishment candidate like Engel, Bowman is undoubtedly the more radical of the two. Bowman along with [[Cori Bush]] joined the Squad which consists of [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]], [[Rashida Tlaib]], [[Ilhan Omar]], and [[Ayanna Pressley]].<ref>https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1345804761380085760</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 08:12, December 22, 2021
| Jamaal Anthony Bowman | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th Congressional District
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Elliot Engel |
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| Born | April 1, 1976 New York City, New York |
| Nationality | African American |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Religion | Refused to Say |
Jamaal Bowman (born April 1, 1976) is an American politician who is serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 16th congressional district since 2021. He defeated 16 term Establishment Democrat Elliot Engel in the congressional primary election.
Bowman unleashed a racist attack on fellow Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia when Manchin voted against Joe Biden's massively inflationary Build Back Better bill.[1]
Policies
While not an Establishment candidate like Engel, Bowman is undoubtedly the more radical of the two. Bowman along with Cori Bush joined the Squad which consists of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley.[2]
References