Lev Parnas, Jewish Trump Ally Turned Critic, Running for Congress as a Democrat

Lev Parnas, Jewish Trump ally turned critic, running for Congress as a Democrat

Lev Parnas, the Soviet-born Jewish former associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a central figure in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment investigation, has announced his bid for Congress in Miami. He will be running as a Democrat in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, joining an already crowded race of Democrats seeking to unseat Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, a Cuban American who is in her third congressional term. “I’ve spent year…

Lev Parnas, Who Turned Against Trump, Announces Run for Congress as Democrat

Lev Parnas, a key figure from President Trump’s first impeachment who later turned against him, plans to run for Congress in Miami as a Democrat, the latest step in his reinvention as an anti-Trump politician. Mr. Parnas announced his campaign in a video and post on Substack on Wednesday. He said he would run in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, held by Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican. The district, a swath of coastal Miam…