{"id":512220,"date":"2026-06-23T23:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T03:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/who-is-darializa-avila-chevalier-republican-candidate-for-the-u-s-congress\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T23:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T03:10:54","slug":"who-is-darializa-avila-chevalier-republican-candidate-for-the-u-s-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/who-is-darializa-avila-chevalier-republican-candidate-for-the-u-s-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"“Who is Darializa \u00c1vila Chevalier?, Republican candidate for the U.S. Congress.”"},"content":{"rendered":"“n

New York.\u2013<\/strong> Darializa \u00c1vila Chevalier is an activist, sociologist, and candidate for the United States Congress for New York’s 13th District, who has declared herself to be of Dominican descent. She has distinguished herself for her work on issues of social justice, immigrant rights, and criminal justice reform, in addition to her participation in progressive movements within the Democratic Party.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

Within the framework of the Democratic primary election race, \u00c1vila Chevalier has led one of the most closely followed campaigns within the diaspora in New York, as he faces incumbent Congressman Adriano Espaillat in a contest marked by political debate and high community participation.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

According to information disseminated in digital media and social networks, during recent campaign activities in the Harlem area, an incident reportedly occurred involving supporters of the \u00c1vila Chevalier campaign and Espaillat’s political team. Reports point to moments of tension in the vicinity of polling stations, although there is currently no official confirmation from electoral authorities regarding these events.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

Recommended reading: <\/p>n”\n\n“n

Likewise, some reports indicate that groups linked to both campaigns may have coincided at high-traffic voter locations, which generated concern among community leaders regarding the climate of confrontation during election day.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

High-voltage contest<\/h3>n”\n\n“n

The competition between \u00c1vila Chevalier and Espaillat has been marked by intense debates over immigration, community representation, social policies, and the future of District 13, where the Dominican community has significant electoral weight.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

Community sectors have urged to maintain calm and ensure a peaceful, transparent electoral process that respects the will of the voters.<\/p>n”\n\n“n

Call for caution<\/h3>n”\n\n“n

As of the closing of this report, no official statements have been presented confirming responsibility for the reported events. The accounts remain under review by the corresponding authorities.<\/p>n”","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“n New York.\u2013 Darializa \u00c1vila Chevalier is an activist, sociologist, and candidate for the United States Congress for New York’s 13th District, who has declared herself to be of Dominican descent. She has distinguished herself for her work on issues of social justice, immigrant rights, and criminal justice reform, in addition to her participation in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133556,"featured_media":512221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[44281],"class_list":["post-512220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-international","tag-darializa-avila-chevalier"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-29fC","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/JD26_DarializaAvilaChevalier_NY13_1476x1204_1-1.jpg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yerandi Santana","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-5.35.07-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["International"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/JD26_DarializaAvilaChevalier_NY13_1476x1204_1-1.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}