Gaby Del Valle is a freelance reporter focusing on immigration and feminist issues. She was previously a staff writer at The Outline. Her work has appeared in The Daily Beast, VICE, Broadly, Playboy, and elsewhere.
Even in cases where leftist insurgents didn’t win, they managed to challenge their opponents’ progressive bonafides, said Javier Valdés of Make the Road Action.
A spokesperson for Nixon’s campaign told Rewire.News in an email that the executive order is nearly identical to a similar bill the governor signed 18 months prior.
The contrast between the candidates tells the tale of two Democrats competing to represent not only New York’s 14th District but also, in many ways, the future of the party itself.
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