Rep. Ritchie Torres is in for a primary fight as another challenger is ready to jump into the ring. Public defender, community board member and DSA organizer Dalourny Nemorin is set to announce her candidacy for the 15th Congressional District this evening in the South Bronx.

Nemorin, who is currently a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society, said that her interest in entering politics began in 2023, about a decade after she received her law degree. At the time, she joined Bronx Community Board 1, where she still serves as chair of the policy and legislation committee, and began laying the groundwork for a campaign. Nemorin didn’t start the process specifically with Torres in mind, but she said he is the “number one preoccupied politician” with donors at the expense of his constituents.

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