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NY-7 candidates clash on Gaza and super PAC money in first televised debate

City Council Member Julie Won, Assemblymember Claire Valdez, and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso clashed over Gaza and super PAC money on NY1.

Assemblymember Claire Valdez speaks into a microphone at an outdoor podium, wearing glasses and a dark plaid shirt.

NY-7 candidates clash on Gaza and super PAC money in first televised debate

City Council Member Julie Won, Assemblymember Claire Valdez, and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso clashed over Gaza and super PAC money on NY1.

NY-7 candidates clash on Gaza and super PAC money in first televised debate
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The three Democrats fighting to replace U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez spent most of their first televised debate agreeing with each other. Then they clashed over Gaza and super PAC money.

City Council Member Julie Won, Assemblymember Claire Valdez and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso met for an hour-long debate on Spectrum News NY1 on Wednesday, June 3, their first head-to-head before the June 23 Democratic primary in New York’s 7th Congressional District, which stretches across western Queens and northern Brooklyn. The debate was covered by QNS reporter Shane O’Brien, and you can watch the full hour on NY1.

All three are left-leaning Democrats running to succeed Velazquez, who has held the seat since 1993 and is not seeking reelection. On the biggest questions they mostly lined up together. All three said the NYPD should not cooperate with federal immigration agents. All three said they would fight to end the war in Iran, called Israel’s actions against Palestinians a genocide, and said they would support arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he set foot in New York on an International Criminal Court warrant.

The candidates split on immigration enforcement details. Won said police should cooperate with ICE during serious criminal investigations such as rape or murder charges. Valdez countered that the state…

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