Chippewa Democratic Club members said that over forty people gathered at the club’s meeting hall for a fundraiser and general election kick-off event in support of City Council District 13 Democratic nominee, Shirley Aldebol, on Monday, Aug. 11. The seat is currently held since 2024 by Republican City Councilwoman Kristy Mamorato , the only Bronx Republican in the City Council, after Mamorato caused an upset in the previously long-held Democratic East Bronx district, and unseated its most recent Democrat, former Council Member Marjorie Velázquez in the 2023 general election.

They said the event was co-sponsored by Democrats, State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez (S.D. 34), Assembly Member Michael Benedetto (A.D. 82), and City Council Majority Leader Amanda Farías (C.D. 18), in conjunction w

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