Nina Schwalbe is running for the Democratic nomination in Manhattan’s 12th Congressional District to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler. The race is crowded with four usual frontrunners, including two assemblymembers and two men tied to Washington’s political elite. Schwalbe has decades of experience running public health programs for the United Nations and the U.S. government, along with generational roots in the district. She faces a major disadvantage in fundraising and political infrastructure, but polling indicates a significant share of voters remain undecided. She campaigns on issues ranging from vaccines and abortion to science, SNAP, and rule of law, and her presence at candidate events has been limited by event criteria. A New York magazine photo that omitted her drew criticism from voters.
"“From vaccines to abortion, from science to SNAP to basic rule of law, we are losing our democracy and the systems that keep us safe,” Schwalbe said at a recent candidate forum at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue on the Upper West Side. That Schwalbe even had a seat on the stage was notable. She has not met the criteria for other events in the district."
"In the deep blue confines of Manhattan's 12th Congressional District, four men are usually considered the leading contenders to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler: two assemblymembers and two men with deep ties to the DC elite. Then there's Nina Schwalbe, a public health professional with a long-standing connection to the district who has been fighting to break into the crowded race ahead of the Democratic primary in June."
"Schwalbe is not a lightweight. She brings decades of experience running public health programs for the United Nations and the U.S. government. She has roots in the district that go back generations. But with only a fraction of the fundraising and political infrastructure of her competitors, she remains a long shot."
"That cover really ticked off 70-year-old Patti Fleischer, who stopped to shake Schwalbe's hand on a recent Tuesday morning as the candidate campaigned on Broadway, a few doors down from the entrance to Zabar's. “Shame. Do better,” Fleischer said of the photo. “This is New York, this isn't South Dakota.”"
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