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Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s wife, Rama Duwaji, urged Big Apple voters to throw their support behind DSA-backed congressional hopefuls Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier.<\/p>\n

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Gotham\u2019s first lady posted a snap of her winking to her Instagram Stories Tuesday morning, holding an \u201cI Voted\u201d sticker and urging support for Valdez and Chevalier in the NY-7 and NY-13 races.<\/p>\n

Duwaji notably didn\u2019t mention Brad Lander, who is running for a seat in New York\u2019s 10th Congressional District. <\/p>\n

Valdez, a Mamdani-backed one-term Queens state assemblywoman, is one of three hopefuls in the race for New York\u2019s 7th Congressional District.<\/p>\n

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She\u2019s taking on Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who has the backing of retiring Rep. Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez to become her successor for the seat that covers some of Queens and Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

Queens Councilwoman Julie Won is also in the race.<\/p>\n

Chevalier is taking on Rep. Adriano Espaillat to claim the NY-13 seat representing Upper Manhattan and the northwest Bronx.<\/p>\n

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