General Election
Open seat after incumbent's primary loss; nominees split on immigration, Israel
Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated incumbent Adriano Espaillat in the June 23 Democratic primary and also holds the Working Families line. She faces Republican Jomo M. Williams, who advanced after the Republican primary was canceled, in a district rated D+32 on the Cook Partisan Voter Index.
Investigator at the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, a public defender office
Immigration — Wants to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and dismantle the deportation system, expand pathways to citizenship, and guarantee free legal representation for immigrants.
Zohran Mamdani +41
Born in Harlem and a lifelong Harlem resident
Jobs and wages — Proposes a guaranteed job for every able-bodied citizen, working on infrastructure, public safety and civic upkeep, in place of unconditional welfare. The program would be an employer of last resort, funded federally but directed by municipal governments and neighborhood boards.
No endorsements beyond the Republican nomination were found as of Sept. 30, 2026.
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Immigration enforcement and legal status
Congress writes immigration law and sets the budgets of enforcement agencies such as ICE, so House votes shape detention, deportation and paths to legal status. The choice runs from cutting back or ending enforcement and deportation to reducing new immigration and local sanctuary protections.
Wants to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and dismantle the deportation system, expand pathways to citizenship, and guarantee free legal representation for immigrants.
Darializa for Congress — PrioritiesIsrael, Gaza and U.S. military support
Congress approves military aid and can restrict U.S. weapons sales to other countries, so a House member's votes bear on U.S. support for Israel during the war in Gaza. The dispute is whether to continue, condition or end that support, and what diplomatic outcome the U.S. should back.
Wants to end U.S. support for Israel, which she describes as an apartheid state committing genocide in Gaza, and supports legislation to limit the sale, transfer and export of U.S. weapons and defense services to Israel.
Wikipedia — 2026 New York's 13th congressional district electionHousing costs and public housing
Congress sets federal spending on rent vouchers and public housing, and the House votes on those budgets. The dispute is whether to expand federal spending on public and social housing and tenant protections, or to cut the rules that raise building costs and favor local private ownership.
Treats housing as a human right: wants to fully fund Section 8 vouchers and the New York City Housing Authority, protect all tenants, prevent deed theft and build affordable housing.
Darializa for Congress — PrioritiesCycle-to-date · FEC — figures change as new reports are filed.
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