# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/charles-b-rangel
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:46:10.200Z

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name: "Charles B. Rangel"
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description: "Charles Bernard Rangel was an American politician who served as U.S. representative for districts in New York City for 46 years. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the House of Representatives at the time of his retirement in 2017, having served continuously since 1971, and the ninth-longest serving in history. As its most senior member, he was also the dean of New York's congressional delegation. Rangel was the first African American chair of the influential House Ways and Means Committee. He was also a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus."
tagline: "Former congressman from Harlem, New York"
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birthDate: "1930-06-11"
deathDate: "2025-05-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump