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Veteran Veter Rep. Joseph Crowley, defeatedfeated bby newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-sio-CortezCort in a primary election that shocked the political world, is laying the groundworkgrou for a comeback. Crowley Crowle (left) has formed a state campaign campaig committee, Joe for NY, and is holdinholding a fundraiser on Oct. 29 at the Fitzpatrick Fitz Grand Central in Manhattan, Manhat where the maximum donati nation “Irish is $10,000. Americans & Friends According to an e-mail sent to for Crowley” by Walter Swett — Crowley’s campaign treasurer — of the firm Dynamic SRG, the group was “established to position Joe for future opportunities in public service.”

Crowley was re-elected as the Queens Democratic Party chairman despite his 15-point blowout in June. He served in the state Assembly before his election to Congress in 1998 and has been the Queens Democratic leader since 2006.

There’s a practical reason Crowley formed a state campaign committee instead of a federal one: Under federal rules, the maximum individual donation to a congressional candidate is $5,400. Under state rules, the maximum is $65,100 for a statewide race.

The IrishCentral Web site recently floated Crowley’s name for statewide office, noting that, “While white ethnic Catholic no longer plays that well in Queens, it is a powerful identity statewide . . . He will be back.”