What's at stake in tonight's NY-12 primary debate on WNYC

One veteran House member will lose their job this year [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] [Ad: We connect health and social care. click here to find out more at unite us dot org]( Advertisement Ahead of tonight's debate, previewing the Democratic primary in NY-12 that's guaranteed to see an incumbent lose [By Brigid Bergin]( [Suraj Patel, Jerrold Nadler and Carolyn Maloney pictured] William Mebane/Washington Post, Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Drew Angerer/Getty Images No matter who wins the August 23rd Democratic primary for Manhattan’s 12th Congressional District, New York will lose at least one — or possibly two — senior members of its congressional delegation. The newly drawn district unites the East and West Sides north of 14th Street for the first time in more than 50 years, and leaves out portions of Brooklyn and Queens that were part of the district for a generation. Since 1992, Rep. Jerrold Nadler has represented Manhattan’s West Side while Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who took office in 1993, has represented the East Side. Both lead prominent House committees: Nadler, 75, chairs the Judiciary Committee while Maloney, 76, chairs the Oversight Committee. Both members are fixtures in their respective political universes and have often endorsed each other in their reelection bids. That is, until portions of their existing districts merged into one new district, with neither willing to run elsewhere. But these incumbents are not the only candidates in the race. Attorney Suraj Patel, a 38-year-old progressive who has twice challenged Maloney, is running for a third time. He's trying to take the decades of experience both Nadler and Maloney bring to the job and flip it on its head, arguing they had their chance to make the changes voters needed and failed. Ashmi Sheth, another progressive and a daughter of Indian immigrants who worked at the Federal Reserve regulating the banking industry, will also be on the primary ballot. [Maloney, Nadler and Patel will face-off in a live, 90-minute debate]( co-sponsored by WNYC and Spectrum/NY1 News — and co-hosted by myself and Errol Louis — tonight starting at 7 p.m. (Sheth did not meet the campaign fundraising threshold to participate in tonight's debate.) The debate will air on WNYC 93.9 FM, 820 AM and will stream live on [wnyc.org]( from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. You can also watch the debate on Spectrum/NY1 or [on their website](. There will be no paywall for the debate. [Read more about the 12th Congressional District candidates](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ad: We connect health and social care. click here to find out more at unite us dot org]( Advertisement --------------------------------------------------------------- For Further Reading [State Sen. Kevin Parker] [Wall Streeters bankroll PAC backing Brooklyn Democratic incumbent]( State Sen. Kevin Parker, a charter school booster, is being challenged from the left in his upcoming primary, but has support from a PAC funded by hedge fund titans. [a stack of ballots in a ballot envelope] [Swing districts on Long Island and 'upstate' prepare for Primary Day]( A migration of conservative voters from Queens to Nassau County — and an influx of progressive ex-Brooklynites in the Hudson Valley — could sway tight races. [a city council district map] [Voters have the rest of August to weigh in on new City Council district lines]( THE CITY has a rundown of how New Yorkers can submit comments to the commission tasked with redrawing the New York City Council district map. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ad: We connect health and social care. click here to find out more at unite us dot org]( Advertisement [the logo for the New Yorker Radio Hour] [Jamie Raskin on the facts of January 6th, and the danger ahead]( Jamie Raskin, a Democrat serving on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th riot, spoke with David Remnick about the effort to demonstrate Donald Trump’s culpability in the insurrection in a way that would resonate with voters. [LISTEN]( Support WNYC + Gothamist Make a donation to support local, independent journalism. Your contributions are our largest source of funding and pays for essential political coverage and more. [DONATE]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [WNYC]( [WQXR]( [NJPR]( [GOTHAMIST]( [WNYC STUDIOS]( [THE GREENE SPACE]( Copyright © New York Public Radio. 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 All rights reserved. [Terms of Use.]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your [preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list