Charles Rangel, former longtime N.Y. congressman who represented Harlem, dies at 94

Charles Rangel, the previous Democratic congressman from New York who championed his Harlem group on Capitol Hill for nearly 5 a long time, died Monday at 94.

The household confirmed his loss of life in an announcement offered by Metropolis Faculty of New York spokesperson Michelle Stent. He died at a hospital in New York, Stent mentioned.

Rangel, a veteran of the Korean Conflict, defeated legendary Harlem politician Adam Clayton Powell in 1970 to start out his Congressional profession. Through the subsequent 40-plus years, he turned a legend — a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, dean of the New York Congressional delegation, and in 2007, the primary Black chair of the influential Methods and Means Committee.

He stepped down from that committee amid an ethics cloud, and the Home later censured him. Nevertheless, he was reelected and served in Congress till 2017.

In keeping with the assertion offered to the Metropolis Faculty of New York, Rangel sponsored 40 payments and resolutions that turned regulation all through his tenure. His important legislative accomplishments embody championing the nationwide Empowerment Zone program, the Inexpensive Care Act, and the Low-Earnings Housing Tax Credit score.

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