# Charlie Rangel retiring from U.S. House

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rangel-retiring-from-u-s-house/738908>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 29, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rangel-retiring-from-u-s-house/738908 "2015-11-29T05:18:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![GloryDays](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@GloryDays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GloryDays)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rangel-retiring-from-u-s-house/738908/1 "2015-11-29T05:18:42Z")

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New York congressman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), from the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, is retiring after serving the area since 1971. The 13th congressional district seat is becoming more Hispanic than black-dominated, due to the demographic trends of the district.

[http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/11/8581880/race-charlie-rangels-house-seat-gets-even-more-crowded](http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/11/8581880/race-charlie-rangels-house-seat-gets-even-more-crowded)

> **[Rangel's retirement sparks generational, ethnic shift in New York](https://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/rangels-retirement-sparks-generational-ethnic-shift-in-new-york-216217)**
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> The congressman's district became more Hispanic as fellow African-American politicians waited to succeed him.

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**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rangel-retiring-from-u-s-house/738908/2 "2015-11-29T05:28:20Z")

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Always liked this guy. But hey, ya gotta retire at some point.

Your linked articles don’t say that a lean towards pro-Hispanic leadership would ruin anything. In fact, Harlem has always been a hotbed of progressive representation. So why shouldn’t local Hispanic people share in this? Harlem has shown that a voice will be heard, and sometimes you have to shout. 😉

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rangel-retiring-from-u-s-house/738908/3 "2015-11-29T06:27:23Z")

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> [@GloryDays](#):
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> The 13th congressional district seat is becoming more Hispanic than black-dominated, due to the demographic trends of the district.

The district is becoming more Hispanic due to more Hispanics living there? That’s astonishing!

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rangel-retiring-from-u-s-house/738908/4 "2015-11-29T06:42:26Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> The district is becoming more Hispanic due to more Hispanics living there? That’s astonishing!

Jesus, it might become Spanish Harlem if we don’t watch out!

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-rangel-retiring-from-u-s-house/738908/5 "2015-11-29T07:28:26Z")

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[Obligatory Rangel video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDsRSSrnDR4).