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JUN 27, 2026Primary 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.
Darializa Avila Chevalier just set a new market high at 72%, extending a sharp repricing ahead of the June 23 primary. Fresh reporting on Zohran Mamdani’s endorsement helps explain the attention, but the main trader signal is that the market is still moving in her favor.
Her odds are now 68%, above the previous high of 53%.
Fresh reporting says Mayor Zohran Mamdani is considering endorsing Darializa Avila Chevalier, a notable potential boost in a primary where she already leads the market. That matters because a high-profile endorsement could reinforce the recent repricing and keep pressure on Adriano Espaillat’s odds.
Darializa Avila Chevalier is in the news because she is challenging Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York’s 13th Congressional District Democratic primary, and the race has become more visible after Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed her. That endorsement has also drawn attention to her deleted social media posts and past statements, including criticism over comments about Russia, Ukraine, the U.S. military, police, prisons, and borders. She has also faced scrutiny over an anti-Israel rally appearance and a debunked COVID-19 origin tweet, making her campaign a controversy-heavy contest ahead of the primary.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
2026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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