Eliot Engel, a 16-Term Bronx Liberal in Congress, Dies at 79 | Collector
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Eliot Engel, a 16-Term Bronx Liberal in Congress, Dies at 79
After defeating a Democratic fixture in a 1988 primary, he rose to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee, then was toppled himself in 2020, undone by an overheard comment.