New York’s congressional candidates have a final chance to make their case on the last full day of campaigning before a primary election in which an ascendant progressive left is taking on establishment Democrats.
Key Races
The races have become bellwethers of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political clout, testing whether the young democratic socialist can leverage excitement he ignited last year to reshape the city’s congressional delegation.
Mamdani has been working hard to promote his slate of three House candidates, lending his star power to several campaign videos, along with hosting a rally with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders last week to boost his picks just before the election.
“The party of the past will not be what leads us into the future. We need a Democratic Party with backbone,” Mamdani said.
Notable Candidates
Jack Schlossberg, the 33-year-old grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, is hoping to ride his family ties and big social media following to a seat in Congress representing part of Manhattan.
Schlossberg is facing strong opposition from Alex Bores, a state Assembly member at the center of a Silicon Valley spending war over his proposals to regulate artificial intelligence, and Micah Lasher, another state Assembly member who has deep experience in New York government and is backed by many of the state’s Democratic leaders.
George Conway, an attorney who was once married to a top Trump adviser but later became one of the president’s critics, is also in the race.
Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist whose campaign has been buoyed by the mayor’s support, is challenging U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who was the first Dominican American elected to Congress in a district that includes northern Manhattan and part of the Bronx.
Former city Comptroller Brad Lander got the mayor’s endorsement in his attempt to unseat U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman, a fellow Democrat.
Mamdani is also supporting Claire Valdez, a former state Assembly colleague and democratic socialist ally, in her bid to defeat Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in the race to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
