Reuters — Veteran Congressman Challenged in Changing Harlem — 4-28-2010

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63R38320100428

After nearly four decades in the Congress, powerful New York Democrat Charlie Rangel is facing one of his toughest re-election campaigns for his Harlem seat.

Among those campaigning for Rangel’s seat is Adam Clayton Powell IV, 47. His father, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., was defeated by Rangel in 1971. State Senator Bill Perkins, 59, and Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, 49, have said they are pondering bids, and banker Vince Morgan, 40, is running as well.

“The big picture is that the district has changed so dramatically,” Morgan said. “It’s gotten out in front of the political establishment that’s been in power for so long, they’ve lost control over the progression it’s been making.”

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