Democratic Challenger Hopes To Unseat Langworthy In Southern Tier Congressional Race

[TTL News 308]

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Southern Tier Republican Rep. Nick Langworthy has a declared Democratic challenger, as he runs for reelection this November.

According to his campaign website, Democrat Tom Carle is a retired plant manager of food and beverage manufacturing and human resources manager. He is originally from Broome County and now lives in Chautauqua County with his wife and their three young children. He has five children total and six grandchildren.

Carle is going up against a first-term Republican incumbent in New York's 23rd Congressional District, which stretches across the Southern Tier and includes Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben counties and parts of Erie County.

Republicans have the enrollment advantage over Democrats in the district. There are 198,864 active registered Republicans compared to 157,343 Democrats.

 

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