Like many progressives in the current election cycle, N'kyila Thomas repeatedly vowed during her campaign to reject funds from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobby.

N’kiyla Thomas says she has no 'concerns' with Jews or Israel's existence; however, her rival in the Democratic race, Jim Priest, has not been funded by the pro-Israel lobby

The two candidates are battling at the ballot box for the second time this summer after neither of them secured the needed majority to win the June primary contest.