Jamaal Bowman Campaign Collection, 2020
Information, Description, and Finding Aid
Collection Information
Reference: MS-BOWMAN
Dates: 2020
Physical extent: 0.08 linear ft. across 1 archival box
Digital extent: 43.6 MB
Finding Aid Information
Creator(s): Steven Payne, Ph.D., Librarian and Archivist
Date created/updated: October 5, 2021
Biography
Jamaal Bowman was elected to New York's 16th U.S. congressional district, which contains parts of the northern Bronx and southern Westchester County, in November 2020 and began serving his first term in 2021. Prior to entering politics, Bowman's professional background was in education. He beat 16-term incumbent, Eliot Engel, in the New York State Democratic Party primary in June 2020.
Description/Scope and Content
The collection contains campaign material from Jamaal Bowman's Democratic Primary campaign in June 2020 and his general election campaign in Fall 2020. It also contains photographs of Jamaal Bowman's campaign staff and examples of "dog whistle" campaign material from the incumbent, Eliot Engel.
Provenance
This collection was donated in July 2021 by Bianca Guerrero, field director for Bowman for Congress, June–November 2020.
Preferred Citation
[Item name or description,] Jamaal Bowman campaign collection, box _, folder _, The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
Points of Access
- Individuals -- Bowman, Jamaal -- Engel, Eliot
- Police abolition and reform
- Politics and political parties, The Bronx, New York -- Democratic Party -- Democratic Socialists of America (D.S.A.) -- Dog whistle politics -- Justice Democrats -- Our Revolution
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Series
| Series | Title | Box | Folders |
| 1 | Campaign material | 1 | 1–3 |
Container List
Series 1: Campaign Material
|
Box |
Folder |
Contents |
Date |
|
1 |
1 |
Bowman, Jamaal, June Primary campaign |
June 2020 |
|
1 |
2 |
Bowman, Jamaal, General Election campaign |
November 2020 |
|
1 |
3 |
Engel, Eliot, June Primary campaign, examples of dog-whistle politics |
June 2020 |
Born Digital Materials
| Digital ID |
Contents |
Date |
| MS-BOWMAN-BD001.001.001–58 |
Photographs from Jamaal Bowman Democratic Primary campaign |
June 2020 |