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Fight for the 15th District: South Bronx native Samelys Lopez

The "Fight for the 15th" doesn't have 15 candidates, but the figure is getting close to it. And for every politician, there is an activist just as passionate -- like Mount Eden native Samelys Lopez.

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Jan 15, 2020, 8:20 PM

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