US Representative - District 14
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Represents New York's 14th Congressional District in the U.S. House, won the seat in 2018, and won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with 86.9% of the vote.
Where they stand
Housing costs and public housing
Calls for permanently repealing the Faircloth Amendment so cities can expand public housing, and for $70 billion to repair public housing plus $10 billion to remove lead from it. Wants to curb rent increases by landlords who own five or more properties, and says her Green New Deal for Public Housing Act would make public housing zero-carbon.
Immigration enforcement and citizenship
Supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Voted against the Laken Riley Act in 2025 and the Secure America Act in 2026, both of which became law, and sponsors the 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act.
Health care costs and coverage
Supports expanding Medicaid to cover home health care so seniors can age at home. Sponsors the Transparency in Medicare Advantage Steering Act, which a House subcommittee advanced in June 2026.
Issues Alexandria is raising
Climate and clean energy
Says she secured $100 million for more than 60 Green New Deal projects and developed a guide to help local governments and nonprofits apply for federal grants that meet Green New Deal goals. Sponsors the Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act, introduced and referred to committees on Sept. 24, 2026, and sponsored the Geothermal Cost-Recovery Authority Act of 2024, which passed the House on Sept. 24, 2024 and was referred to a Senate committee the next day.
Federal spending and budget votes
Has voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, the Rescissions Act of 2025 and the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, while voting for a January 2026 spending package covering commerce, justice, science, energy and the interior.
Defense and foreign policy
Supports bringing U.S. troops home and ending air strikes to halt cycles of foreign conflict. Has voted against the yearly defense authorization bills for fiscal 2024 through 2027 and against the fiscal 2024 State Department and foreign operations spending bill.
Background
Born in the Bronx to working-class parents, she studied economics and international relations at Boston University and worked as an educational director for the National Hispanic Institute.
- U.S. Representative for New York's 14th Congressional District
- Won the June 26, 2018 Democratic primary against incumbent Joseph Crowley with 56.7%, then the Nov. 6, 2018 general election with 78.2%
- Re-elected in 2020 (71.6%), 2022 (70.6%) and 2024 (68.9%)
- Won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary with 86.9% against Felipe Garcia and Marty Dolan; also on the Working Families Party line in November
- Served as vice chair of the congressional Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Worked as an educational director for the National Hispanic Institute
- Studied economics and international relations at Boston University
- Born in the Bronx to working-class parents
- Her campaign staff is unionized
Support
New York Working Families Party
Also on your ballot on the Working Families Party line
Money
$33M
raised
$16M cash
cash on hand
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