Get our insider newsletter delivered direct to you. Congressional incumbent, Jerry Nadler, has been a mainstay of western Manhattan and select areas of Brooklyn for over three decades. Tolerated by many, beloved by some, the man nevertheless knows how to endure. He asserts his points of view with authority when an emotional topic is trending. When the ill-conceived wave of “Defund the Police” swept through the progressive caucus of the House of Representatives, Mr. Nadler quickly lent his support.