Anti-Trump ex-husband of president's 2016 campaign manager launches congressional bid as Democrat

Trump critic George Conway files to run for Jerry Nadler's congressional seat in the Democratic primary with JFK's grandson and other candidates.

Former conservative lawyer George Conway, pictured April 17, 2017, in Washington, D.C., is running for Congress. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Conway was once known in Washington, D.C., as one of the lawyers who worked on Paula Jones' case when she sued then-President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment.

He also championed conservative causes as a member of the Federalist Society, a right-wing law society.

But in recent years, Conway has made a name for himself as a vehement Trump critic, even while his wife worked as a senior advisor in his White House. George and Kellyanne Conway announced their divorce in March 2023.

Conway was also a founding member of the Lincoln Project, a Republican group that has taken out advertisements and championed causes in direct opposition to Trump.

Jack Schlossberg reacts during the presentation of the 2025 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on May 4, 2025. (Faith Ninivaggi/Reuters)

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Cameron Kasky, an organizer for the anti-gun group March For Our Lives, is also one of the candidates alongside New York State Assembly members Micah Lasher and Alex Bores.

ABC News legal analyst Jami Floyd and New York City council member Erik Bottcher have also filed to run.

Fox News Digital reached out to the emails associated with Conway's FEC filing for further comment but did not immediately hear back.

Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.

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