New York State Senator John Mannion, a former public school teacher, won the Democratic primary for New York’s 22nd Congressional District on Tuesday night, setting him up to face New York Rep. Brandon Williams in November.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report ranks the district as one of the most competitive in the country, and Democrats are eyeing it as their best opportunity to retake control of the House next year.
His victory came despite recent allegations that the New York senator’s office was a toxic work environment “including abuse, harassment and retaliation,” unconfirmed sources said. Open Letter Signed by “Concerned Mannion Staff,” Mannion told local media. CNY He called the accusations a “false political attack.”
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Rep. Brandon Williams (RN, NY) is one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the House of Representatives in this election. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Williams’ central New York district includes the cities of Syracuse and Utica.
It’s one of 17 House Republican-controlled districts that President Biden won in 2020, making it a key target for Democrats.
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Democrats John Mannion and Sarah Cree Hood are facing off to challenge Williams in November. (Congressman Manion/Sarah Cree-Hood NY District)
Williams was elected in 2022 with about 1.5% of the vote, after an off-year redistricting change changed the boundaries of his district to include areas that lean Democratic.
The first-term Republican is a Navy veteran and currently serves on the Transportation, Science, Education, and Labor committees.
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Williams supports former President Trump’s reelection. (Felipe Ramares for Fox News Digital)
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Williams endorsed former President Trump in late January, but the endorsement was lukewarm and did not directly praise the former president.
“President Trump will be the Republican nominee for president. Our country is under immense pressure – inflation, border chaos, sanctuary cities, fentanyl, cashless bail, crime, energy costs – we can’t endure four more years of the illusion of progressivism. We need a Republican in the White House, and I have always said I will have my full support for our candidate to rebuild this country,” Williams said on The X after Trump’s victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary.
