2022 NY-17th Democratic Primary

The 2022 Democratic Primary for New York's 17th Congressional District, a contest between Hudson Valley congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and Bronx State Senator Alessandra Biaggi resulted in a comanding victory for the Democrat's moderate wing in an acrimonious primary for the DCCC chair.

Following the overturn of New York's congressional map, a game of musical chairs occured—with multiple NY congressman going for seats they weren't going prior to the Redraw.

Among these were Mondaire Jones, who instead of running in the 17th district—as Maloney offered—chose to carpetbag down to NY's 10th District, left open as Nadler chose to primary Carolyn Maloney in the 12th Seat.

Following Jones's carpetbag, Maloney went for Jones's seat—which included Maloney's house—however, because of perceptions that he had forced Jones out as well as his decision to prop up far right Republicans in GOP primaries, Maloney drew a Primary Challenge from Alessandra Biaggi.

Biaggi—like the congressmen—was also a victim of the musical chair's redraw, as the original map drew her into the Long Island Based 3rd congressional district; a seat she was expected to win handily.

However, the redraw forced her out, and not being able to run for reelection, Biaggi sought to challenge Sean Patrick Maloney for the prior two controvercies, in addition to seeking to oust a second Democratic Moderate incumbent (She ousted the head of the I.D.C. in 2018)

While Biaggi focused on the aforementioned controvercies, Maloney focused on attacking Biaggi's record—emphasizing that her progressiveness would be a problem in the seat, specifically highlighting public safety and Biaggi's past support for Defunding the Police in the primary.

Maloney also had support of the New York Times and the Democratic Establishment in this race; including the Clintons, Nancy Pelosi, and a plethora of Unions. Biaggi by contrast had support of progressives such as Bronx Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

In the end, Maloney won, casting his win as a win for Common Sense Democrats over Biaggi's progressives—he would later lose the general election to Mike Lawler in an unexpectedly good yet dissapointing night for House Democrats.

In this primary, Maloney performed best in the Upper Hudson Valey—mostly in the areas he represented throughout the 2010s—in addition to the Orthodox Jewish voters in Rockland. While mostly performing worst in the areas that were in the seat that Mondaire Jones was vacating

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