Eliot Engel represented New York’s 16th Congressional District (previously the 17th and 19th Congressional Districts) from 1989-2021. He previously served in the New York State Assembly. He identified as a Democrat. He died in 2026.
2008
–Endorsed Hillary Clinton (D) for President (lost primary)
–Endorsed Barack Obama (D) for President (won)
2016
–Endorsed Hillary Clinton (D) for President (lost general election)
2018
–Endorsed Letitia James (D) for Attorney General of New York (won)
–Endorsed Carolyn Maloney (D) for Representative of New York, 12th District (won)
–Endorsed Joseph Crowley (D) for Representative of New York, 14th District (lost primary)
–Endorsed Dori Fenenbock (D) for Representative of Texas, 16th District (lost primary)
2020
–Endorsed Joe Biden (D) for President (won)
2022
–Endorsed Vedat Gashi (D) for Representative of New York, 16th District (lost primary)
2024
–Endorsed George Latimer (D) for Representative of New York, 16th District (won)
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