Adriano Espaillat faces primary challenge for Congress seat from Columbia University encampment co-organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier

Adriano Espaillat faces primary challenge for Congress seat from Columbia University encampment co-organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier

A left-wing organizer behind last year's Columbia University alumni encampment protesting the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza announced a primary challenge to Democratic U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat on Thursday. Darializa Avila Chevalier, 31, was the organizing lead for upper Manhattan and the Bronx for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's campaign, according to her campaign. She also helped organize the Columbia University student encampment protesting Israel'…

NYC – Rep. Espaillat to Face Primary Challenge from Justice Democrat

NEW YORK CITY — Congressman Adriano Espaillat, the first Dominican-American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, is set to face a primary challenger backed by the progressive group Justice Democrats, signaling a new test for establishment Democrats in New York City. The challenger, whose formal announcement is expected in the coming days, is part of a broader national effort by Justice Democrats to unseat incumbents they view as insuff…