ævˈɛlə, ɹˈʌnɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ kæmpˈeɪn ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns ænd ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm ɪn ˈɔːlbəni, ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðɪ ɛndˈoːɹsmənt ʌvðə pˈaʊɚfəl juːnˈaɪɾᵻd fˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv tˈiːtʃɚz, ðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɪɾ ɛndˈoːɹst ɐ tʃˈælɪndʒɚɹ ɪn lˈuː əvən ɪŋkˈʌmbənt.
Avella, running on a campaign of independence and reform in Albany, received the endorsement of the powerful United Federation of Teachers, the first time it endorsed a challenger in lieu of an incumbent.