Darializa Avila Chevalier
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Darializa Avila Chevalier achieved a significant political milestone in 2024 by defeating a ten-term incumbent in the Democratic primary, a feat that marked her as a rising force in progressive politics. She became the first Dominican-American and first Afro-Latina to represent New York's 9th congressional district. Her victory was widely covered as part of a broader wave of progressive challengers reshaping the Democratic Party's congressional caucus.
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U.S. Representative for New York's 9th Congressional District
Elected to the 119th Congress, serving on the Judiciary and Oversight committees.
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First Dominican-American and first Afro-Latina to represent NY-09
Avila Chevalier is the first person of Dominican descent and the first Afro-Latina elected to represent New York's 9th congressional district.