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Former US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has died at age 94

May 26, 2025, 8:28 AM | Updated: 8:38 am

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Democratic US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York died Monday at age 94.

The family confirmed the death in a statement provide dby City College of New York spokesperson Michelle Stent. He died at a hospital in New York, Stent said.

Rangel was a veteran of the Korean War and spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill. He was also a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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