Brookings Institution
Nita Lowey looks back on more than 30 years in Congress
The veteran congresswoman has plenty on her plate for her final six months in office
In November 1988, a 51-year-old upstart Democratic candidate named Nita Lowey overcame the odds to defeat two-term Republican incumbent Rep. Joseph J. DioGuardi in a nail-biter of a congressional election. Lowey’s upset, all those years ago, feels reminiscent of...
