Espaillat and Avila Chevalier Trade Blows in Combative NY-13 Debate
The candidates traded attacks over Gaza, ICE and Super PAC spending as Avila Chevalier apologized for resurfaced tweets and Espaillat defended his record.
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2026 NYC primary: Espaillat, Avila Chevalier dispute ICE, war, and Super PACs in Tuesday debate
Democratic candidates for New York’s 13th Congressional district faced off in a debate during the NYC primary elections, hosted by Spectrum New York 1 on Tuesday evening, discussing the topics of Super PAC donations, public housing, the wars in Iran and Gaza and the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who has represented NY-13 in Congress since 2017, condemned challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Ph…
Mamdani-backed House hopeful Darializa Avila Chevalier apologizes for nasty X posts in feisty debate with Espaillat
Darializa Avila Chevalier, the controversial far-left insurgent congressional candidate backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani who is seeking to topple Rep. Adriano Espaillat in a hotly contested Democratic primary, repeatedly apologized for her nasty tweets that included cursing Kamala Harris
A week before the Democratic primaries in New York, the candidates for District 13 participated in a debate this Wednesday, outlining their proposals on immigration, healthcare cuts, affordable housing, and other issues of interest to voters. However, the exchange took a turn when veteran Congressman Adriano Espaillat and his rival, Darializa Ávila Chevalier, engaged in a tense confrontation. Old posts by the candidate resurfaced, and the discus…
Espaillat on the Attack
It's Wednesday, you deserve a treat, like an episode of the Hell Gate Podcast! Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts.Congressman Adriano Espaillat delivered an animated attack on challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier in their third televised debate on NY1 last night, accusing her of celebrating "the death of innocent people in Israel," "irresponsibly tweeting," and insisting that she "doesn't know legislation."Espaillat hammered Avila Ch…
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