Incumbent
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
U.S. Representative for New York's 14th Congressional District
Focus: Climate
New York Working Families Party
General Election
ELECTION WAS NOV 3
U.S. House · New York - 14
Housing costs, immigration enforcement and health care divide the NY-14 race
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who first won the seat in 2018, took the June 23 Democratic primary with 86.9% and is also on the Working Families line. Republican Diamant Hysenaj, a construction business owner also on the Conservative line, faces her in a district Kamala Harris carried with 64.9% in 2024.
Candidates
Diamant Hysenaj
Founded the construction company DCG New York Inc. in 2014; launched his first construction company in 2005
Housing — Campaigns for affordable rent and quality homes, pointing to his work as a construction business owner; says he has created jobs in the district and improved living conditions for everyday New Yorkers.
Conservative Party of New York State
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Issues
Housing costs and public housing
Congress decides how much federal money goes to repairing public housing and to programs that build or subsidize affordable homes; the question is how large that federal role should be and what it should pay for.
Campaigns for affordable rent and quality homes, pointing to his work as a construction business owner; says he has created jobs in the district and improved living conditions for everyday New Yorkers.
Diamant Hysenaj for Congress — Diamant's Plan for NY-14Immigration enforcement and citizenship
Congress writes immigration law and decides how much money goes to enforcement agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement; the question is how that law should be enforced and how the path to citizenship should work.
Wants an immigration system with secure borders, faster citizenship for immigrants who follow the law, and support for local neighborhoods, drawing on his own experience as an immigrant.
Diamant Hysenaj for Congress — Diamant's Plan for NY-14Health care costs and coverage
Congress sets the rules and money for Medicare and Medicaid, including what they cover; the question is whether to lower health costs chiefly by cutting waste and fraud or by expanding what public programs pay for.
Wants to lower health care costs by eliminating waste and fraud.
Diamant Hysenaj for Congress — Diamant's Plan for NY-14The money
Cycle-to-date · FEC — figures change as new reports are filed.
Ocasio-Cortez$33M$16M cash
Hysenaj$343K$31K cash
Researched & verified Sep 30, 2026. Compiled from verified public sources; claims that failed verification are excluded.
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