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Three Candidates Backed by New York City Mayor Win Democratic House Primaries
Fox News reported that Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander and Claire Valdez defeated more moderate Democrats in New York House primaries Tuesday night. The winners had been endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Democratic leaders gave differing responses to the results.
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Three candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in New York on Tuesday night, Fox News reported. Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander and Claire Valdez defeated more moderate opponents.
Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic representative from California, declined to answer a Fox News Digital question about her reaction to the victories. She endorsed socialist candidate Dean Preston for a California supervisor seat in 2024. In a 2019 CBS 60 Minutes interview, Pelosi said she rejects socialism as an economic system and that it is not the view of the Democratic Party.
Ilhan Omar, the Democratic representative from Minnesota, ignored questions about the primary results and whether the winners could complicate House Democrats' agendas if elected. Rep. , welcomed the three candidates.
"I think Democrats in New York elected three new Democrats that will join our caucus, and I'm looking forward for them participating," he told Fox News Digital. Johnson said the candidates opposed the Israeli government rather than Israel itself and criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship with President Donald Trump.
Brad Lander said in his victory speech, "You can criticize Israel and not be antisemitic.
