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Ex-CNN anchor wins NY Dem primary to challenge Biden-district Republican Nick LaLota

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The winner of Tuesday’s Democrat primary in New York is now going on to challenge first-term Long Island Republican Rep. Nick LaLota in November.
A former CNN anchor has won his Democratic primary in New York’s 1st congressional district, setting up what’s expected to be a high-profile fight against Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., in November.
John Avlon, who was also once a speechwriter for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a Republican, was up against former Stony Brook University professor Nancy Goroff. Goroff ran and lost in the district in 2020.
Avlon was endorsed by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with his fellow New York Democratic Reps.

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