Democrats Nominate Rye’s George Latimer for Second Term in Congress
U.S. Rep. George Latimer announced he has secured the Democratic line in his bid for a second term in Congress. The long-time Rye resident submitted more than 9,500 nominating signatures and has no opposition within the Democratic party, assuring his spot on the ballot for the Nov. 3 general election.
No candidates submitted petitions for either the Working Families or the Conservative parties, which means Latimer will be running straight up against a Republican candidate in the fall election.
In the 2024 primary, Latimer won 58.6% of the vote to unseat incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman. There were also Democratic primaries for the position in the 2018, 2020, and 2022 elections, but this June, Latimer won’t have to worry about competition within the party. He needed just 1,250 signatures to qualify for the bid, and collected more than seven times that.
Latimer, who represents New York’s 16th Congressional District, began his political career on the Rye City Council in 1987. He’ll be trying …