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Chevalier Leads NY13 Primary Amid Replacement Allegations

6/23/2026

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Espaillat adviser accused Darializa Avila Chevalier of trying to replace Dominicans with Muslims and Haitians in Washington Heights.
Chevalier is contesting Espaillat in the primary for New York’s 13th district, with polls showing her ahead.
She is an investigator completing a PhD, a UAW Local 2325 member.
She runs on healthcare, renter protections, ICE abolition, a ban on stock trading, noting that 35% of district children live in poverty.

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Story summary

Espaillat adviser accused Darializa Avila Chevalier of trying to replace Dominicans with Muslims and Haitians in Washington Heights.
Chevalier is contesting Espaillat in the primary for New York’s 13th district, with polls showing her ahead.
She is an investigator completing a PhD, a UAW Local 2325 member.
She runs on healthcare, renter protections, ICE abolition, a ban on stock trading, noting that 35% of district children live in poverty.