
Progressive challenger unseats Espaillat in New York's 13th District primary
Progressive activist Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York’s 13th Congressional District primary, backed by Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America, casting Espaillat as out of step with working-class voters on issues from rent and immigration to Israel policy; Avila Chevalier campaigned on housing, Medicare for All, tenant protections and a stronger anti-war, pro-working-class agenda.