DSA picked up an Assembly seat in Queens but saw Bowman lose big.
NEW YORK — Hakeem Jeffries dealt the socialists in his backyard another loss Tuesday night, as the Democratic House minority leader’s favored Assembly candidate defeated a reelection challenger backed by the Democratic Socialists of America., defeated retail worker Eon Huntley 53 to 47 percent, according to preliminary results from the New York City Board of Elections.
Zinerman was backed by state Attorney General Tish James, another Brooklyn power player, and massive health care workers union 1199 SEIU. DSA picked up another Assembly seat: Columbia University staffer and union organizer Claire Valdez comfortably defeated incumbent Juan Ardila, who became a political pariah after he was accused of sexual misconduct at a 2015 party. A third candidate, attorney Johanna Carmona, picked up most of the mainstream Democratic support in his place, with the backing of the Queens Democratic Party and major labor unions.
But a DSA-endorsed candidate Jonathan Soto lost big to Assemblymember Michael Benedetto in the East Bronx, 62 to 38, according to preliminary results.to Westchester County Executive George Latimer. DSA endorsed Bowman with just weeks to go in the primary, hoping to give him a boost when his fate already seemed sealed.
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