(CNN) — New York City Comptroller Brad Lander launched his bid for New York’s 10th Congressional District on Wednesday, challenging Rep. Dan Goldman in what is expected to be a heated primary in one of the city’s most left-leaning districts.

The race will serve as a test for the city’s left-leaning progressive movement after it most recently helped deliver Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win . It is also likely to showcase Democrats’ shifting views on Israel, with Lander tying Goldman to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which backs pro-Israeli candidates.

“The challenges we face can’t be solved with strongly worded letters or high-dollar fundraisers, and not by doing AIPAC’s bidding in a district that knows our safety, our freedom, our thriving is bound up together,” Lande

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