The Democratic race includes a lone white candidate , Councilman David Yassky , trying to win the seat in central Brooklyn once held by Shirley Chisholm , the first black woman elected to Congress .
Shirley Chisholm
Brooklyn
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David Yassky
Brooklyn
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PERSON
David Yassky
LOCATION
Brooklyn
PERSON
Shirley Chisholm
ORGANIZATION
Congress