Facing challengers, Maloney launches re-election bid
Veteran U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney officially launched her 2020 re-election campaign for New York’s 12th Congressional District on Wednesday, trumpeting her recent accomplishments in advocating for women’s issues, the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and against the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies.
Maloney, whose district includes a diverse cross section of New York City that includes Greenpoint, parts of Williamsburg, along with sections of Queens and Manhattan, was first elected to her seat in 1992. She recently became the first woman to chair the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Several major pieces of legislation championed by Maloney throughout her tenure came to fruition last year, including the passage of permanent funding for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and re-authorized funding for the Debbie Smith Act, a 2004 bill that pays for the testing of backlogged DNA evidence, including rape kits.