The imperfect statesman was part of a generation that worked to repair the cracks in democracy’s foundation instead of widening the old fault lines.

Former New York Rep. Charles Rangel has died at the age of 94, eight years after leaving Congress following more than 40 years of serving in the House.

Former U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel of New York died Monday at age 94 after the Democratic retired from Congress in 2017.

Former New York Democratic Representative Charles Rangel, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died aged 94.Rangel spent more than four decades in the House after joining in 1971.

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