Recently freed from his Congressional campaign responsibilities, Nate Shinagawa ’05 M.A. ’09 went to the gym last week. It was the first time he had been in more than eight months — or since he first declared his candidacy for New York’s 23rd Congressional seat on March 14.

Cornellians around the U.S. made a run for Congress in the 2012 elections. At least four of them emerged victorious Tuesday evening.

As of Sept. 29, Tom Reed has raised a total of $1.87 million to Nate Shinagawa's $639,019.

In the race for New York’s 23rd Congressional district, money divides incumbent Rep. Tom Reed (R–N.Y. 29) and Democratic candidate Nathan Shinagawa ’05 M.A. ’09 almost as much as political opinion.

Congressional candidate Nate Shinagawa ’05 M.A. ’09 engaged a group of students in a question-and-answer session Thursday evening.

Nate Shinagawa ’05, M.A. ’09 accused his Republican opponent in the race for New York State’s 23rd Congressional seat as being a “part of the problem” in Washington, D.C. in an appearance on MSNBC’s Up With Chris Hayes on Sunday morning.

If he can win again in November’s general election, Shinagawa will become the youngest member of the U.S. House of Representatives and and the first Asian-American elected to Congress from a Northeastern state.

The fight for New York’s newly-redrawn 22nd Congressional District is starting to take shape, with a Democrat and two conservatives set to face off against incumbent Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.).

Tompkins County Democrats gathered at a forum Wednesday night to hear the three Democratic congressional candidates for the New York 23rd district speak and address community concerns. While the candidates covered issues across all areas, an unofficial consensus soon developed that one issue trumped all others: jobs.

Despite federally mandated redistricting that has placed Tompkins County in a more conservative district, the three candidates in the Democratic primary to represent the Ithaca area in Congress said they are confident in their ability to defeat incumbent Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) and carry the new 23rd congressional district.