Mamdani-backed candidates ousted two incumbent NYC congressmembers in Tuesday’s primaries; DSA threw the victory party in East Williamsburg
Mamdani-backed DSA candidates Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier won congressional primaries in NYC, ousting incumbents; victory party held in East Williamsburg.
Mamdani-backed candidates ousted two incumbent NYC congressmembers in Tuesday’s primaries; DSA threw the victory party in East Williamsburg
Mamdani-backed DSA candidates Claire Valdez, Brad Lander, and Darializa Avila Chevalier won congressional primaries in NYC, ousting incumbents; victory party held in East Williamsburg.
Three candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Democratic Socialists of America won Democratic congressional primaries in New York City on Tuesday, and the wins were celebrated at a party in East Williamsburg, where Mamdani spoke and reflected on his own primary win the year before, according to In These Times.
The three congressional winners were Claire Valdez in New York’s 7th District, Brad Lander in the 10th, and Darializa Avila Chevalier in the 17th, according to The Jewish Star. Lander, a former New York City comptroller, defeated two-term Rep. Dan Goldman. Chevalier toppled five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat. Both upsets were reported by Black Star News.
Mamdani actively endorsed and campaigned for all three congressional candidates. Black Star News, in an editorial, reported that all eight candidates Mamdani endorsed on Tuesday won their races, calling the…
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