Obituary
Charles Rangel, a Voice for the Poor in Tax Debates, Dies at 94
- Democrat from Harlem served 46 years in the US House
- Was chairman, first Black member of Ways and Means Committee
Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg
Charles Rangel, the dapper, voluble US congressman from New York’s Harlem district who for four decades used his perch on the House tax-writing committee to advocate for inner cities and the people who live there, has died. He was 94.
The former congressman died on Monday, according to a statement from the City College of New York, where he had served as statesman-in-residence. No cause of death was given.