NY-13 Democratic nominee?
11hA fresh NY-13 poll and ongoing race coverage have pushed Darializa Avila Chevalier back up to 59%, making the June 23 Democratic primary more volatile for traders.
Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Current roleCommunity organizer
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyDemocratic Socialist
LocationNew York
BackgroundCommunity organizer
EducationColumbia University (attended)
Notable personal detailsDarializa Avila Chevalier is a community organizer running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in New York’s 13th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. She attended Columbia University and is a PhD student at the City University of New York, with research focused on immigration and the criminalization of Black immigrants from Latin America. Her organizing work has included immigrant-rights advocacy and efforts to reunite families separated by immigration enforcement.
Supports Medicare for All and major public-health expansion to achieve universal coverage. Advocates for government-led solutions rather than market-based reforms.
The candidate opposes aggressive immigration enforcement and has advocated for release of individuals detained by federal immigration authorities; her work and scholarship focus on impacts of deportation and immigrant detention on Black and Latino communities. She has organized against family separation and supported community-based responses to immigrant detention, indicating support for protecting asylum and limiting harsh enforcement measures while emphasizing humanitarian reforms.
Supports police reform and opposes militarized policing while working in public defense; has organized against mass incarceration and for community-based safety. No explicit, documented position on specific gun policies (e.g., assault weapons bans, universal background checks, red flag laws) was found in campaign materials or public statements reviewed.
A fresh NY-13 poll and ongoing race coverage have pushed Darializa Avila Chevalier back up to 59%, making the June 23 Democratic primary more volatile for traders.
Darializa Avila Chevalier is in the news because she is mounting a competitive Democratic primary challenge to Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York’s 13th Congressional District. Recent polling is mixed, with one survey showing her ahead and another showing Espaillat up by 8 points, while outside groups are spending heavily ahead of the June 23 primary. Her campaign has also drawn scrutiny over deleted social media posts and past statements, even as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed and defended her.




Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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