NY-13: Congressional Black Caucus endorses former rival Rep. Adriano Espaillat over Black primary challenger
NEW YORK — The Congressional Black Caucus’ political arm is endorsing Rep. Adriano Espaillat over a democratic socialist, Afro-Latina primary challenger — about a decade after the group rejected Espaillat’s efforts to join its ranks.
Espaillat, who represents Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, is facing a primary challenge from Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old pro-Palestine organizer who led Columbia University’s protest encampment in 2024. Her candidacy is part of a wave of left-leaning primary challenges against pro-Israel incumbents in New York and beyond.
Espaillat’s rocky history with the Congressional Black Caucus predates his election to Congress. He rankled members of the group in 2012 and 2014 when he waged unsuccessful efforts to unseat Rep. Charles Rangel, a founding member of the CBC.
When Rangel retired, Espaillat ran for the seat a third time and again found himself at odds with the caucus, which endorsed then-state Assemblymember Keith Wright, Rangel’s handpicked successor. Wright, currently the leader of the Manhattan Democratic Party, lost to Espaillat, and the two now helm warring political factions in New York politics.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/congressional-black-caucus-espaillat-primary-00728543
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Hope the CBC get the Rep they want. 
