{"id":2611218,"date":"2026-06-05T17:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-pac-spends-500000-in-campaign-against-pro-israel-democrat\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:49:44","slug":"super-pac-spends-500000-in-campaign-against-pro-israel-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-pac-spends-500000-in-campaign-against-pro-israel-democrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Super PAC spends $500,000 in campaign against pro-Israel Democrat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuper-pac-spends-500000-in-campaign-against-pro-israel-democrat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2611218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Darializa Avila Chevalier,a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/josh-shapiro-and-aoc-are-waging-war-over-a-midterm-congressional-race-with-2028-implications-report\/\" title=\"Josh Shapiro and AOC Are Waging War Over a Midterm Congressional Race with 2028 Implications: Report\">progressive congressional candidate<\/a> in New York,is gaining support from a large super PAC spending effort despite campaigning to ban super PAC money. Teh group American Priorities reportedly launched a $500,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-oz-pac-releases-ad-attacking-fetterman-for-pulling-a-gun-on-unarmed-black-jogger\/\" title=\"Pro-Oz PAC Releases ... Attacking Fetterman for Pulling a Gun on Unarmed Black Jogger\">000 media buy<\/a> for her, according to Federal Election Commission filings, as she challenges incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a Democrat who leads the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>The super PAC is tied to efforts countering pro-Israel advocacy groups,and funding backing Espaillat is said to come from the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC),wich Avila Chevalier has criticized. She has said she does not coordinate with super PACs and claims any participation is based on the campaign\u2019s values, adding that she has pledged to never take funds from corporate PACs.<\/p>\n<p>Late last month, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Avila Chevalier, possibly reshaping the race. Avila Chevalier and Mamdani also appeared together in an NBA finals-related ad. Meanwhile, Espaillat continues to receive support from major Democratic organizations, including the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Progressive Caucus, and also groups like Latino Victory Fund and BOLD America.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york-city\/\">New York<\/a> congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier is benefiting from significant <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-pac\/\">super PAC<\/a> spending, even as she campaigns on banning super PAC money in elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American Priorities launched a $500,000 media buy in support of Avila Chevalier, per FEC filings, in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-adams-shows-yet-again-that-progressives-dominate-the-dialogue-only-to-lose-elections\/\" title=\"Eric ...ams Shows Yet Again That Progressives Dominate The Dialogue, Only To Lose Elections\">progressive challenge<\/a> to Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY). <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4596860\/vance-angie-craig-minnesota-fraud-record-hide-data\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance goes after Craig for Minnesota\u2019s fraud record: \u2018Fighting so hard to hide the data\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4594725\/democrats-turn-hearing-into-audition-reel-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats aren\u2019t running hearings \u2014 they\u2019re filming TikToks: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4593376\/democrats-house-floor-power-grab-war-powers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats exercise a House floor power grab amid small margins<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group, which formed to counter pro-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> advocacy groups, has pledged to spend $2 million in a handful of House races this cycle. Espaillat is backed by the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, a group that has become a wedge between the left and center flanks of the Democratic Party. Avila Chevalier has criticized Espaillat throughout the campaign for taking money from AIPAC throughout his career. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI learned about that super PAC through the <em>New York Times<\/em>. The money that was being spent there, again, I don\u2019t coordinate with any super PACs,\u201d she told reporters when asked about American Priorities\u2019 involvement in the race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf anyone is donating or participating in this campaign in any way, shape, or form, it\u2019s because they believe in the values of this campaign,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avila Chevalier has also pledged to \u201cnever take a dime from corporate PACs,\u201d according to her campaign website. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani <\/a>endorsed the 32-year-old Avila Chevalier late last month in a move that could shake up the race. Allies of Espaillat, the first Dominican American elected to the House and formerly an illegal immigrant before returning to the Dominican Republic for his green card, said Mamdani promised to endorse the five-term lawmaker, the <em>New York Times <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/lgreen\/\">117 DEMOCRATS VOTE AGAINST TLAIB\u2019S LEBANON WAR POWERS MEASURE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avila Chevalier appeared in a joint <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4594742\/mamdani-progressive-allies-basketball-campaign-ad\/\">ad<\/a> with Mamdani ahead of Game 1 of the NBA finals this week. The ad also features other New York City congressional candidates endorsed by Mamdani.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Espaillat has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-rashida-tlaib-among-democrats-who-voted-against-israel-support-resolution\/\" title=\"Rashida Tlaib, along with other Democrats, opposed resolution ...ing Israel in war.\">significant backing<\/a> from Democratic groups, including the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Both political organizations the Latino Victory Fund and BOLD America have pledged to back him as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darializa Avila Chevalier gets $500K super PAC help despite her promise to ban it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2611219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-0xaylqy37-1780075195067-e1780079516399.jpg?1780679956&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[80914,33926,36622,36330],"class_list":["post-2611218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-super-pac-3","tag-campaign-finance","tag-political-advertising","tag-u-s-elections"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-0xaylqy37-1780075195067-e1780079516399.jpg?1780679956&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2611222,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611218\/revisions\/2611222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2611219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}