NY-12: The candidate trying to fight past the boys club vying for retiring Rep. Nadler's seat [View all]

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.

Still, recent polling shows up to a quarter of voters in the district are undecided, and Schwalbe said she is making her case to voters.



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