Incumbent
NY-13 Democratic nominee?
13hAdriano Espaillat’s market probability jumped to 45% while Darializa Avila Chevalier remains the slight favorite, keeping this primary highly volatile ahead of the June 23 vote.
45%8%
NY-13 Democratic nominee?
$144.2K
JUN 27, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age71 years old (Sep 27, 1954)
GenderMale
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LocationNew York
BackgroundPolitician
EducationQueens College, City University of New York — B.S., Political Science (1978)
Notable personal detailsAdriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez is a Dominican-American politician and U.S. Representative for New York’s 13th Congressional District, first sworn into office on January 3, 2017. He previously served in the New York State Assembly (1997–2010) and New York State Senate (2011–2016). He earned a B.S. in political science from Queens College (CUNY).
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports raising wages and increased public investment in housing, jobs, and social programs and has criticized tax-cut proposals that primarily benefit the wealthy. Favors policies intended to protect and expand services for working- and middle-class families rather than tax giveaways to corporations and high-income households.
Healthcare
The candidate describes healthcare as a human right, opposes repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and has joined colleagues as a cosponsor of H.R. 676 (the Medicare for All Act) supporting a single-payer system. He has sponsored legislation to expand Medicare benefits for beneficiaries and advocates expanding access and affordability of coverage.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expanded protections and regularization for immigrants, opposes family detention and aggressive enforcement actions, and has sponsored legislation to remove barriers to citizenship and prevent unfair deportations. Advocates for preserving asylum access, protecting Dreamers, and resisting rhetoric and policies that criminalize immigrant communities.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade protections into federal law and defends broad access to reproductive health care, opposing state restrictions that severely limit abortion access.
Climate & Energy
Supports ambitious climate action including international climate finance to limit warming to 1.5°C and has cosponsored Green New Deal resolutions that call for a decade-long national mobilization for emissions reductions, clean energy investment, and environmental justice.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports strong gun safety measures including an assault-weapons ban, expanded/universal background checks, licensing/registration requirements, limits on magazine capacity, and legislation to close loopholes such as ghost guns. Has sponsored/co-sponsored federal gun-safety bills and praised state-level measures to strengthen firearm regulations.
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Polls
NY-13 Democratic nominee?
Polling Average
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42%
28%
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$1.4M
$1.0M
$686.6K
$343.3K
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$1.3M
$98.7K
$1.3M
$54.8K
Cycle 2024
$1.4M
$396.6K
$1.1M
$44.8K
Cycle 2026
$1.3M
$1.0M
$696.9K
$46.5K
Source: FEC
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