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PRIMARY WAS JUN 23

U.S. HouseNew York - 14

PrimaryDemocratic Party

Open seat race for NY-14 after Ocasio-Cortez retirement

This is an open seat race for New York's 14th congressional district, as incumbent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not on the ballot. Candidates include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Felipe Garcia, and Marty Dolan, though Ocasio-Cortez's presence as a candidate suggests she may be running for re-election despite the open seat designation. The race focuses on issues such as education, public safety, cost of living, and mental health, with Garcia holding positions on most topics.

Candidates

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Issues

Education & Workforce Development

Felipe Garcia is pushing for stronger connections between schools and careers, especially in technical and trade fields, so students graduate with real options, real skills, and a clear path to success.

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Felipe Garcia

Felipe Garcia is pushing for stronger connections between schools and careers, especially in technical and trade fields, so students graduate with real options, real skills, and a clear path to success.

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Public Safety

Felipe Garcia supports restoring order, supporting law enforcement, and investing in prevention strategies to keep young people away from violence before it starts, as well as specialized intervention units combining mental health professionals and trained officers to de-escalate dangerous situations.

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Felipe Garcia

Felipe Garcia supports restoring order, supporting law enforcement, and investing in prevention strategies to keep young people away from violence before it starts.

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Mental Health Crisis Response

Felipe Garcia proposes a '15-Minute Mental Health Guarantee' to ensure rapid-response teams reach individuals in crisis within minutes by combining mobile clinicians, real-time data, and community-based care.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a bill to limit broker compensation for Medicare Advantage plans, capping what agents and brokers can earn from for-profit Medicare Advantage organizations and redefining compensation to exclude financial perks like bonuses and vacations. She argues that for-profit insurers invest heavily in marketing, leading people to misunderstand that Medicare Advantage is corporate, for-profit managed insurance rather than traditional Medicare.

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Felipe Garcia

Felipe Garcia proposes a '15-Minute Mental Health Guarantee' to ensure rapid-response teams reach individuals in crisis within minutes by combining mobile clinicians, real-time data, and community-based care.

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The money

Cycle-to-date · FEC — figures change as new reports are filed.

AOOcasio-Cortez
$31M$16M cash
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Researched & verified Jun 22, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.

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