Erik Bottcher, a Democrat from Chelsea, began his career as an L.G.B.T.Q. rights activist. He faces a growing field of rivals ...

Councilmember Erik Bottcher threw his hat into a crowded ring to compete for Rep. Jerry Nadler’s House seat, he said Thursday.

George Caldwell is a journalism fellow at The Daily Signal. Send an email to George. New York Democrat Rep. Jerrold Nadler has announced that he will not be seeking reelection, passing on the torch ...