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On the heels of the defund the police movement and escalating gun violence, Black voters will once again be tested on where they stand on policing, an issue that affects them disproportionately.
Dominican New Yorkers Broaden Political Base As More Gain The Right To Vote
arrow Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) speaks at a press conference calling to increase NYCHA funding. April 2021. Ron Adar/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
In 2016, Oswald Feliz was a 25-year-old housing attorney working behind the scenes to help Rep. Adriano Espaillat win the 13th Congressional District and become the first Dominican-born lawmaker elected to Congress. Feliz oversaw operations for Espaillat’s campaign in the Bronx, the epicenter of the growing Dominican community in New York City. Now, five years later, the political base the two men built together has sent Feliz into public office.