Former New York Rep. Charles Rangel Dies at 94

Rangel served Congress for 46 years, from 1971 to 2017, and co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus.

Former Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) speaks before New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets vaccinated at the mass vaccination site at Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, in New York City, on March 17, 2021. Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images

Charles Rangel, a former 23-term congressman from New York, has died at 94 years old, his family said on May 26.

Rangel, a Democrat, was the last surviving co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus and the “Gang of Four,” a political coalition of Harlem lawmakers.