Upstart Progressive Tests ‘Establishment’ Democrat in Hudson Valley Congressional Primary

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) speaks with voters at a Stony Point, N.Y., meet-and-greet on Aug. 21, two days before his Congressional District 17 Democratic clash with state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi (D-Bronx) in what has evolved into a contentious primary between the party’s “establishment” centrists and its liberal left wing. Courtesy of Sean Maloney for Congress

Five-term Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) is seeking reelection in his Aug. 23 Democratic primary by touting his record as a moderate dealmaker who can win competitive elections in a swing Hudson Valley congressional district won by former President Donald Trump in 2016.

Maloney has represented New York’s purple Congressional District 18 (CD 18) for a decade.