Race and Israel become focal points of Bowman-Latimer Congressional primary battle

With the June 25 Democratic primary less than a week away, one of the most closely watched contests in the country is the showdown between US Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer in New York’s 16 Congressional District.

Bowman has represented the district, which covers Westchester County and a sliver of the Bronx, since 2021, after he won another hard-fought race against its former long-time Congress member, Eliot Engel. He ran as a far-left progressive and has maintained that status as a member of the so-called “Squad.”