Sentences with phrase «previous congressional run»

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He's rationalized his retreat in increments, from his warning that a court - run redrawing of the lines would result in «chaos,» to the subjective conditions he laid out for an acceptable gerrymander, to his uncharacteristic claim of powerlessness, to his criticism of an independent judge's congressional map, to his lightly supported characterization of the latest gerrymandered legislative draft - map as «progress» from the previous gerrymandered version.

Mr. Espaillat was familiar to voters: Not only had he represented Upper Manhattan in both the State Senate and the Assembly, he had run against and lost to Mr. Rangel in the two previous congressional primaries.