 He was recruited by AIPAC to run against me because I called for a permanent ceasefire very early on. Bowman, in an interview with NBC, pointed directly to the pro-Israel political advocacy group AIPAC. That group poured $14.5 million into the Latimer-Bowman race against Bowman, of course. Bowman's district also with a significant Jewish population. Some say that heavily contributed. Voter turnout in the congressional district was up about 5%.