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George Conway Launches NY-12 Bid Focused on Impeaching Trump

The former Republican lawyer centers his Democratic primary bid on impeaching President Trump, promising sweeping legal reforms.

Overview

  • Conway formally entered the race on the fifth anniversary of Jan. 6, debuting an announcement video that opens with Capitol riot footage.
  • After living in Maryland, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., he says he has moved back to Manhattan and registered as a Democrat.
  • The contest is for the seat vacated by retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler, with a heavily Democratic tilt making the June primary the decisive battle.
  • He joins a crowded field that includes Jack Schlossberg, Cameron Kasky, Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, as rivals question his recent return and long GOP past.
  • Conway frames himself as a short-term "special teams" lawmaker focused on impeaching Trump, rejecting corporate PAC money and pursuing a "modern legal reconstruction."