DSA-backed 27-year-old clinches Providence mayoral primary
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David Morales, a 27-year-old Rhode Island state representative and Democratic Socialist backed by Bernie Sanders and the DSA, won Providence's Democratic mayoral primary, defeating incumbent Brett Smiley and positioning himself to become the city’s youngest mayor; Morales ran on rent stabilization, affordable housing, sanctuary city status, and tax reform targeting polluters and landlords, while Smiley faced criticism over a large property tax increase and Israel policy; Morales will face Republican David Talan in November.
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