WASHINGTON — George Conway, a former conservative lawyer who has become one of President Donald Trump's most outspoken critics, is making moves to run for Congress in an open seat in New York.
Conway filed paperwork Monday to run as a Democrat in New York's 12th Congressional District, although he has not made an official announcement and his campaign did not respond to requests for comment. If he enters the race, Conway will be the latest high-profile contender to win in an increasingly crowded primary. retiring Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler in the Manhattan area.
Conway initially supported Trump early in his first term. At that time, he was married to a sociologist and strategist Kellyanne Conway, who served as a senior adviser to the president in the White House.
George Conway later became one of the president's most vocal critics, condemning Trump's actions on social media and cable news with a vitriol that often mirrored his wife's public defense.
Conway later helped found the anti-Trump Lincoln Project. The Conways announced their divorce in early 2023.
grandson of John F. Kennedy Jack Schlossberg announced in November he said he was seeking to succeed Nadler. Micah Lasher, a former Nadler aide and current New York state legislator, also entered the Democratic primary.
The district stretches from Union Square to the northern edge of Central Park, spanning the affluent Upper East Side and Upper West Side.
