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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
New York Rep. Jerry Nadler draws a primary opponent challenging him on age
Rep. Jerry Nadler, the dean of the New York congressional delegation, is getting a primary challenger for next year — and it's not from the Democratic Socialists of America. Liam Elkind, a 26-year-old who started an organization during the Covid-19 pandemic that delivered food and medicine, is pitching his run as 'respectfully asking' Nadler to retire. He told CNN that he no longer thinks the 78-year-old Nadler has the energy nor mindset that Democrats need to respond to President Donald Trump and to rebuild their own party. 'There has to be a way of both honoring the 49-year-political career of someone like Jerry Nadler while asking him to build a bridge to the future,' Elkind told CNN. Elkind is coming into the race with the promise of heavy financial backing, including from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. Among the local political figures backing him are Dan Doctoroff, who served as a deputy mayor under Michael Bloomberg, and former City Councilman Rafael Espinal, who told CNN, 'This isn't about removing Nadler, but about who is the best person to carry the baton.' Nadler began his political career representing the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the State Assembly, and has been in Congress since 1992. He retains deep loyalty with voters and local politicians, and after handily winning a 2022 primary that pitted him against a fellow incumbent in a redrawn district, he represents the Upper West and Upper East sides as well as Midtown. Elkind grew up in Nadler's district and is now living in an apartment in Chelsea, within the district. He'll do that while completing a Ph.D. he began as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, writing a dissertation about the effects of campaign finance reform on elections. Part of his decision to run, Elkind told CNN, was a conversation he had with Nadler this spring at a local political event. 'What's the plan?' Elkind says he asked about Trump, and says the congressman responded by saying that the president's tariffs will crash the economy and hand Democrats the midterms. 'For a man I respected, a man I grew up voting for, it felt like such an un-strategic take,' Elkind said. A Nadler spokesman called this a passing conversation at an event that wasn't a time to talk strategy. He pointed to the congressman's questioning of Trump officials at House hearings last week and headlining a rally in New York on Monday to criticize the Israeli government's conduct of the war in Gaza as just the most recent evidence of his engagement. 'Congressman Nadler will stake his record of accomplishments against anyone,' said Rob Gottheim. 'Unfortunately, with this individual, I don't think there's any record to speak of.' Nadler is 'going to serve until he doesn't,' Gottheim added. 'He feels he is an effective member of Congress.' Others in the district have been gearing up for congressional runs when Nadler retires, but not to run against him. Disagreements with Mamdani Elkind said he ranked Democratic mayoral primary winner Zohran Mamdani fifth on his own ballot last month. He disagrees with the democratic socialist on issues including freezing rents and government-owned grocery stores, and for his declining to condemn the phrase 'globalize the intifada.' (Elkind noted that he is Jewish himself.) But Elkind said the focus on affordability and a new approach to politics is much of what's on his mind too. Meanwhile, Nadler's endorsement of Mamdani the day after the primary — done in part, people involved previously told CNN, to quiet primary concerns and connect with the direction Democratic voters chose — has backfired among some of the district's more moderate and Jewish voters who are upset he gave cover to the 33-year-old assemblyman. 'It's hard for me to imagine a better remedy for the problems that ail us in this country today than to bring the kind of leadership that Liam will bring into the arena of public issues,' Dan Weiss, the former president and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, told CNN. CORRECTION: This story has been corrected to reflect that Elkind now lives within New York's 12th Congressional District, not that he intends to move into the district.
Axios
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Axios
Rep. Jerry Nadler draws a 26-year-old primary challenger
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday became the latest septuagenarian House Democrat facing a primary challenge after 26-year-old Liam Elkind launched a bid for his seat. Why it matters: Elkind is drawing on concerns that Nadler, the 78-year-old former Judiciary Committee chair and dean of the New York congressional delegation, is too old to effectively fight President Trump. Nadler was effectively pushed out as Judiciary Committee ranking member last year amid a challenge from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.). Nadler told Axios in May that he is nevertheless running for reelection: "I want to continue serving ... there's still a lot of things I want to do that have to be done." Driving the news: Elkind seized on Democrats' old age issue and lawmakers' unpopularity with their own grassroots base in an ad announcing his bid, casting Nadler as a central figure in those dynamics. "The same people are using the same old tactics, but they're losing," he says in the ad. "Our leaders need to answer the call now, and they aren't." In the ad, Elkind asks Nadler to retire: "I appreciate his 50 years in office. I grew up voting for him. But we need new leaders to meet this moment." Elkind, a graduate of Yale University and a Rhodes Scholar, leads Invisible Hands Deliver, a non-profit founded during the pandemic to deliver groceries and medicine to the sick and elderly. The other side: " Last time I checked Congressman Nadler was just re-elected last November by 80% of the vote and 3 years ago he soundly defeated another 30-year incumbent in a contested primary," Nadler spokesperson Robert Gottheim told Axios in a statement. Gottheim added: "But this is the great thing about America, it's a democracy (hopefully still with Donald Trump in the White House) and anybody can run." "And he'll put his over 30-year record of accomplishments against anyone including someone who appears to have no record of accomplishment to speak of." Zoom out: Nadler is one of more than a dozen House Democrats who are 70 or older and facing a primary challenge from a younger opponent. More than half of the 30 House Democrats over 75 have told Axios they plan to run for reelection — though one of them, Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.), has since announced plans to retire. "Some older members are still effective, some older members aren't," Nadler told Axios in May.
The Hill
21 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Nadler facing Gen Z primary challenger
Nonprofit CEO and activist Liam Elkind launched a primary challenge against longtime Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday, citing the issue of age. In a two minute launch video, Elkind, 26, noted that he appreciates Nadler's, 78, service in office and noted that he grew up voting for him. 'But we need new leaders to meet this moment because we can't wait.' Elkind said. 'We can't wait to fight Trump, end corruption, ban corporate PAC money, impose term limits, build more housing and serve our neighbors in need.' In the same spot, Elkind says 'the Democratic Party is dying,' showing media coverage of Democratic lawmakers who have died recently. 'And the leaders who got us here are refusing to retire with devastating consequences,' he continues. 'In the last five months three House Democrats have passed away, allowing Trump's billionaire bill gutting healthcare and food stamps for millions of people to go through by one vote.' Elkind's primary challenge against Nadler, who was first elected to Congress in 1992, comes as there have been more conversations about age particularly among Democrats. Former President Biden came under scrutiny for initially running for reelection amid questions about his own fitness for office, while a number of Democratic lawmakers, most recently Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) have died in office. Additionally, former Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg made waves when he launched his group Leaders We Deserve in an effort to elect a new generation of lawmakers and drew headlines for the group's $20 million effort to primary safe House Democrats. Nadler has a strong record of defeating past primary challengers and won reelection in 2022 after he faced off against another incumbent following redistricting. 2024 Election Coverage Elkind told CNN that he was motivated to run for Congress after he approached Nadler at an event earlier this year and asked him what the plan was going forward for Democrats under a second Trump administration. According to Elkind, Nadler told him that Trump's tariffs would crash the economy and help Democrats in the midterms. Elkind told CNN that he felt Nadler's comments were an 'unstrategic take.' A spokesman for Nadler told CNN there was not time to talk strategy at the event. 'Congressman Nadler will stake his record of accomplishments against anyone,' Rob Gottheim told the network. 'Unfortunately, with this individual, I don't think there's any record to speak of.'
CNN
a day ago
- Business
- CNN
New York Rep. Jerry Nadler draws a 26-year-old Democratic primary challenger
Rep. Jerry Nadler, the dean of the New York congressional delegation, is getting a primary challenger for next year — and it's not from the Democratic Socialists of America. Liam Elkind, a 26-year-old who started an organization during the Covid-19 pandemic that delivered food and medicine, is pitching his run as 'respectfully asking' Nadler to retire. He told CNN that he no longer thinks the 78-year-old Nadler has the energy nor mindset that Democrats need to respond to President Donald Trump and to rebuild their own party. 'There has to be a way of both honoring the 49-year-political career of someone like Jerry Nadler while asking him to build a bridge to the future,' Elkind told CNN. Elkind is coming into the race with the promise of heavy financial backing, including from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. Among the local political figures backing him are Dan Doctoroff, who served as a deputy mayor under Michael Bloomberg, and former City Councilman Rafael Espinal, who told CNN, 'This isn't about removing Nadler, but about who is the best person to carry the baton.' Nadler began his political career representing the Upper West Side of Manhattan in the State Assembly, and has been in Congress since 1992. He retains deep loyalty with voters and local politicians, and after handily winning a 2022 primary that pitted him against a fellow incumbent in a redrawn district, he represents the Upper West and Upper East sides as well as Midtown. Elkind grew up in Nadler's district. While he's now living outside of the redrawn lines in an apartment in Chelsea, he is preparing to move in with his brother on the Upper West Side for the duration of the campaign. He'll do that while completing a Ph.D. he began as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, writing a dissertation about the effects of campaign finance reform on elections. Part of his decision to run, Elkind told CNN, was a conversation he had with Nadler this spring at a local political event. 'What's the plan?' Elkind says he asked about Trump, and says the congressman responded by saying that the president's tariffs will crash the economy and hand Democrats the midterms. 'For a man I respected, a man I grew up voting for, it felt like such an un-strategic take,' Elkind said. A Nadler spokesman called this a passing conversation at an event that wasn't a time to talk strategy. He pointed to the congressman's questioning of Trump officials at House hearings last week and headlining a rally in New York on Monday to criticize the Israeli government's conduct of the war in Gaza as just the most recent evidence of his engagement. 'Congressman Nadler will stake his record of accomplishments against anyone,' said Rob Gottheim. 'Unfortunately, with this individual, I don't think there's any record to speak of.' Nadler is 'going to serve until he doesn't,' Gottheim added. 'He feels he is an effective member of Congress.' Others in the district have been gearing up for congressional runs when Nadler retires, but not to run against him. Elkind said he ranked Democratic mayoral primary winner Zohran Mamdani fifth on his own ballot last month. He disagrees with the democratic socialist on issues including freezing rents and government-owned grocery stores, and for his declining to condemn the phrase 'globalize the intifada.' (Elkind noted that he is Jewish himself.) But Elkind said the focus on affordability and a new approach to politics is much of what's on his mind too. Meanwhile, Nadler's endorsement of Mamdani the day after the primary — done in part, people involved previously told CNN, to quiet primary concerns and connect with the direction Democratic voters chose — has backfired among some of the district's more moderate and Jewish voters who are upset he gave cover to the 33-year-old assemblyman. 'It's hard for me to imagine a better remedy for the problems that ail us in this country today than to bring the kind of leadership that Liam will bring into the arena of public issues,' Dan Weiss, the former president and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, told CNN.
New York Post
3 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
An AI founder spent $38.2M for a Florida penthouse — because he predicts values will soar in the future
Daniel Nadler, founder of the Google-backed medical AI company OpenEvidence, has purchased a $38.2 million triplex penthouse at the Surf Club, Four Seasons Private Residences in Surfside, Florida, marking his first real-estate acquisition in the US. The deal closed off-market, with Nadler paying cash for the fully furnished, oceanfront residence, according to the Wall Street Journal. The roughly 6,000-square-foot home includes five bedrooms, some 2,000 square feet of terrace space and a rooftop deck with an infinity-edge pool overlooking the Atlantic. 8 Daniel Nadler, the 42-year-old tech entrepreneur behind Google-backed medical AI startup OpenEvidence, has paid $38.2 million in cash for a triplex penthouse at the Surf Club, Four Seasons Private Residences in Surfside, Florida. dbox 8 Previously living in the hotel to simplify his life while building his $3.5 billion company, Nadler was drawn to the idea of a permanent residence there after learning units were for sale. The development, as seen in this rendering, offers posh settings. The Four Seasons 'It actually just feels almost like one of those Venetian palazzos, but in the sky,' Nadler told the Journal. The seller, an entity tied to Claire and Anthony Florence, had acquired the property for $29.35 million in 2022, according to public records. They could not be reached for comment. Ximena Penuela of Fort Realty handled both sides of the transaction. Nadler, 42, moved to Miami earlier this year and had been staying at the adjoining Four Seasons Hotel, which made its heralded opening there less than a decade ago. 'I didn't want the overhead of dealing with houses and all of the stuff that comes with houses,' he said. 'If I could wake up at 4 a.m. and just order room service — this is so perfect.' 8 The roughly 6,000-square-foot, five-bedroom home — with 2,000 square feet of terraces and a rooftop infinity pool — wasn't publicly listed when he snapped it up. But as this rendering shows, residents at the development live quite large. CHRISTIAN HORAN PHOTOGRAPHY 8 Calling it 'a Venetian palazzo in the sky,' Nadler said he sees the property appreciating significantly. dbox 8 Nadler bought the residence, filled with amenities, from Claire and Anthony Florence, who had purchased it for $29.35 million in 2022. dbox The idea of living in a hotel, he added, was partly inspired by inventor Nikola Tesla, who spent his final years residing in a New York hotel. 'It sounds completely insane, but there's precedent,' Nadler said. The penthouse was not publicly listed when it caught his attention, but Nadler said he was eager to move quickly. 'I wanted to pounce on it,' he said, believing the property will appreciate substantially. 'Whatever I paid, I think it will be double that in five years.' 8 Originally from Canada, Nadler also co-founded Kensho Technologies, which sold for $550 million in 2018. Daniel Nadler/LinkedIn 8 Nadler sees Miami's business-friendly climate and hotel-like amenities — including room service — as key drivers of the market. CHRISTIAN HORAN PHOTOGRAPHY 8 The deal marks his first US real estate purchase, and he stands to get quite the treat. As for negotiations, Nadler said there were none. 'He said that's what he wanted, and I said OK.' Originally from Canada — as is the Four Seasons brand — Nadler co-founded Kensho Technologies, which sold for $550 million in 2018. His current venture, OpenEvidence, is valued at $3.5 billion. OpenEvidence was created to help physicians efficiently sort through a copious amount of medical research information. Nadler said he was drawn to Florida's pro-business climate and is bullish on the Miami market, which he believes will be reflected in future property values.
