{"id":2523964,"date":"2025-12-22T13:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-critic-and-former-conservative-george-conway-launches-house-run\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:13:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:13:08","slug":"trump-critic-and-former-conservative-george-conway-launches-house-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-critic-and-former-conservative-george-conway-launches-house-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump critic and former conservative George Conway launches House run"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-critic-and-former-conservative-george-conway-launches-house-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2523964&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former conservative lawyer and vocal Donald Trump critic George Conway has filed FEC paperwork to run as a Democrat for new York&#8217;s 12th Congressional District, seeking to replace retiring Rep.Jerry Nadler. Conway, 62, says he will position himself as a staunch opponent of Trump and an ally to progressive Democrats such as Jamie Raskin and Dan Goldman, framing his campaign as &#8220;lawyering&#8221; in politics. Though formerly active in conservative legal circles &#8211; including membership in the Federalist Society and past involvement in efforts that accelerated Bill Clinton&#8217;s impeachment &#8211; Conway is now running as a Democrat. His entry adds to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-times-ron-desantis-stood-up-to-the-media-and-went-viral\/\" title=\"8 Times Ron DeSantis Stood Up To The Media And Went Viral\">crowded primary field<\/a> that includes Jack Schlossberg (JFK&#8217;s grandson), Micah Lasher, Cameron Kasky, Laura Dunn, and Jami Floyd; Chelsea Clinton has declined to run. Nadler&#8217;s retirement is part of a wider turnover in the House Democratic caucus as younger progressives push for change ahead of the 2026 midterms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump critic George Conway launches run for Jerry Nadler&rsquo;s seat as Democrat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2450270\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-conway\/\">George Conway<\/a>, a former conservative lawyer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-on-major-security-upgrade-will-fine-members-5k-for-bypassing-metal-detectors\/\" title=\"... Votes On Major Security Upgrade, Will Fine Members K For Bypassing Metal Detectors\">vocal critic<\/a> of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, announced a bid for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> as a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrat<\/a> to replace retiring Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jerry-nadler\/\">Jerry Nadler<\/a> (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>Conway, 62, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00931527\/1929845\">filed<\/a> paperwork on Monday to run for Nadler&rsquo;s open seat. Nadler, 78, is the longest-serving <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New Yorker<\/a> and one of the state&rsquo;s most prominent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jewish\/\">Jewish<\/a> leaders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4355302\/tom-emmer-somali-minnesota-fraud-not-racist\/\">Tom Emmer says it&#8217;s &#8216;not racist&#8217; to call alleged Somali fraud in Minnesota &#8216;for what it is&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4342537\/mike-johnson-warns-of-another-trump-impeachment-if-democrats-win-out-in-2026\/\">Mike Johnson warns of another Trump impeachment if Democrats win out in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4212172\/massie-inherent-contempt-bondi-epstein-files\/\">Massie threatens to bring inherent contempt against Bondi to force full Epstein files release<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The former lawyer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/19\/us\/politics\/george-conway-congressional-run.html\">reportedly<\/a> told members of Democracy Docket in November that he was thinking about running for the open House seat after eight Democrats ultimately voted to reopen the government after the record-breaking shutdown that did not achieve a deal to address the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3926059\/democrats-demand-aca-subsidies-vote-holidays-victory-lap\/\">expiring Obamacare tax credits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic voters have been vocal about the shutdown, expressing irritation that it lasted 43 days, only to ultimately come <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3882203\/democrat-shutdown-for-nothing\/\">away with nothing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the time for a lawyer who has never been in politics to go into politics,&rdquo; Conway told the <em>New York Times.<\/em> &ldquo;This is lawyering now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He has told supporters he plans to pitch himself as a staunch opponent of Trump and would help members such as Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Dan Goldman (D-NY). This is a turnaround from his previous work, as he helped behind the scenes to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/mobile.nytimes.com\/1999\/01\/24\/us\/president-s-trial-lawsuit-quietly-team-lawyers-kept-paula-jones-s-case-alive.html\">hasten the impeachment<\/a> of former President Bill Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being a member of the Federalist Society, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-kristi-noem-appeals-south-dakota-abortion-ruling-following-supreme-court-case\/\" title=\"Gov. Kristi Noem Appeals South Dakota Abortion Ruling Following Supreme Court Case\">conservative legal organization<\/a> that has sought to influence the Trump administration on judicial nominees, Conway is running as a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>Conway was married to Kellyanne Conway, a former senior White House official, but they divorced in 2023. The former conservative split from Trump after the president fired then-FBI Director James Comey in 2017. Trump has called Conway a &ldquo;stone cold LOSER &amp; husband from hell&rdquo; in the past.<\/p>\n<p>With his entry, he will be among the nearly dozen other Democrats seeking to represent New York&rsquo;s 12th Congressional District. Among his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/19\/nyregion\/nadler-candidates-who-running.html\">primary opponents<\/a> will be Jack Schlossberg, 32, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy; Micah Lasher, 43, first-term state assemblyman and confidant of Nadler&rsquo;s; Cameron Kasky, 25, co-founder of March for Our Lives and survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting; Laura Dunn, 40, a civil rights lawyer; and Jami Floyd, 61, former host of NPR&rsquo;s <em>All Things Considered<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Clinton, daughter of the former president and Hillary Clinton, was rumored to be considering a bid. However, her team told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in September she would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3791744\/chelsea-clinton-punts-house-run-jerry-nadler-open-new-york-seat\/\">not launch a campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3883780\/jfk-grandson-schlossberg-nadler-congressional-seat\/\"><strong>JFK&rsquo;S GRANDSON, JACK SCHLOSSBERG, TO VIE FOR NADLER&rsquo;S CONGRESSIONAL SEAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nadler&rsquo;s retirement is one of several occurring en masse in the House Democratic caucus ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, as the younger, progressive base has become more vocal about shaking up the status quo on Capitol Hill. In the wake of the 2024 election, Democrats have been advocating a change in the old guard and installing new lawmakers into the caucus&rsquo;s ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the retirements from the House this year are from safe blue seats on the Democratic side, with the exception of Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME). Democrats need only a net gain of three seats to flip the House majority, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3895131\/democrats-should-temper-expectations-2026-blue-wave\/\">recent data<\/a> show the party is in a strong position to win as many as 14 seats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Conway, Trump critic, runs for Nadler seat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2523965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24122026368572.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6430,69231,67481,69230,69232],"class_list":["post-2523964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-anti-trump","tag-former-conservative","tag-george-conway","tag-house-campaign","tag-republican-critic"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24122026368572.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523964"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2523968,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523964\/revisions\/2523968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2523965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}