Background
Darializa Avila Chevalier, 32, is a democratic socialist community organizer who defeated five-term incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the NY-13 Democratic primary on June 23, 2026, with the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and $260,500 in documented Islamist network funding.
How the money reached Darializa
American Priorities PAC
$250,000
Independent Expenditure — Support · 2026-06-01
PAC funded by Muslim Brotherhood-linked donors including Mohammed Javed ($1M), Omer Hasan ($1M), Afaq Ahmed ($500k), and Bothaina Salama (also gave directly to CAIR's Unity & Justice Fund).
Ahmed, Afaq
$7,000
Direct Contribution · 2026-03-27
Same donor gave $500,000 to American Priorities PAC. Atherton CA, self-employed investor.
Hasan, Omer
$3,500
Direct Contribution · 2026-03-13
Same donor gave $1,000,000 to American Priorities PAC. Former AppLovin VP. Also gave $250,000 to pro-Mamdani super PAC.
Key Facts
- ▸Co-founded CUAD which posted 'Death to America' in Farsi
- ▸Defeated 5-term incumbent Adriano Espaillat with Mamdani backing
- ▸DSA member — attended victory party where crowd chanted 'From the river to the sea'
- ▸American Priorities simultaneously spent $250k opposing Espaillat
- ▸Coordinated Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests
- ▸All but guaranteed to win November general in safe blue district