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U.S. House · NY-14 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Democratic candidate for New York's 14th Congressional District

Bronx-born Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez combines community organizing experience with a focus on housing, health care and climate policy.

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DistrictNY-14
OfficeCongress
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Alexandria stands.

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Universal affordable health care

  • Supports Medicare for All that separates health coverage from employment and covers primary, mental, dental, vision and prescription care

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Housing and tenant protections

  • Supports repairing and expanding public housing, affordable-home construction and legal counsel for tenants facing eviction

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Workers and small businesses

  • Supports stronger unions, workforce training and apprenticeships, small-business investment and a federal jobs guarantee

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Climate and clean energy

  • Supports a Green New Deal that creates jobs while transitioning infrastructure and the economy to clean energy

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Immigration and civil rights

  • Supports abolishing ICE and making undocumented residents full members of the country through immigration reform

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Reproductive health and equality

  • Supports access to safe, legal and affordable abortion, contraception, family planning and pre- and post-natal care

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2016 presidential election

    Experience

    Sanders volunteer organizer

    Organized in the South Bronx.

  2. Since January 2019

    Experience

    United States Representative

    Serves the Bronx and Queens in Congress.

  • Experience

    Senator Kennedy intern

    Worked in Senator Ted Kennedy's office.

  • Experience

    Latinx youth organizer

    Organized youth in the Bronx and nationally.

  • Experience

    National Hispanic Institute educational director

    Supported youth leadership and college readiness.

  • Experience

    Waitress and bartender

    Worked restaurant shifts to support her family.

  • Accomplishment

    Helped enact treatment and cleanup funding

    Helped enact amendments shifting $5 million to opioid treatment and securing $10 million for Puerto Rico toxic-site cleanup.

  • Accomplishment

    Expanded free homework help

    Her volunteer Homework Helpers program delivered more than 4,000 tutoring sessions and expanded to the University at Buffalo.

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