New York Democrat Eliot Engel unseated by Jamaal Bowman after 31 years in Congress
Engel, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was first elected to represent northern Bronx and southern Westchester County in 1988.
And Engel’s hot mic moment became a viral embarrassment after he was caught asking to speak during a press conference convened to address looting amid Black Lives Matter protests.
“If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care,” he said.
Endorsements from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez buoyed Bowman, the undisputed underdog, in the closing weeks of his bid.
Another one bites the dust.