Nadler’s Gen Z primary challenger raises more than $340K on first day

US Rep. Jerry Nadler Faces Primary Challenge From Young Jewish New Yorker

US Rep. Jerry Nadler visits US immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, US, June 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado Liam Elkind, a 26-year-old self-described “progressive” from New York City, has officially entered the Democratic primary race against US Rep. Jerry Nadler (NY), setting the stage for a showdown between a young upstart and a party elder with decades of experience. Elkind, who is Jewish, released a video online We…

Nadler’s Gen Z primary challenger raises more than $340K on first day

Rep. Jerry Nadler’s (D-N.Y.) Generation Z primary challenger Liam Elkind’s campaign said Thursday it pulled in more than $340,000 in fundraising in its first day.  “In just one day, Liam didn’t just outraise a 32-year incumbent’s entire last quarter, he eclipsed their entire war chest,” Elkind’s campaign adviser David Epstein said in a statement.  “That’s…

Nadler draws primary challenger calling for generational change

Liam Elkind, a Jewish nonprofit leader in New York City, announced a primary challenge on Wednesday to Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), calling on the veteran lawmaker to step aside to make room for a younger generation of Democratic activists who have grown impatient with the party’s largely aging leadership. “Today, I’m respectfully asking my congressman, Jerry Nadler, to consider retiring,” Elkind, 26, said of the 78-year-old incumbent in a campaign…