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AOC is sitting on nearly $16 million. Her two new primary challengers have about $8,000 and $4,000.

Marty Dolan and Felipe Garcia have both entered the 2026 Democratic primary challenging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York's 14th congressional district.

Official Congressional portrait of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, seated in a black blazer in front of an American flag.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose reelection campaign holds nearly 6 million heading into her 2026 primary. U.S. House Office of Photography / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

AOC is sitting on nearly $16 million. Her two new primary challengers have about $8,000 and $4,000.

Marty Dolan and Felipe Garcia have both entered the 2026 Democratic primary challenging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York's 14th congressional district.

AOC is sitting on nearly $16 million. Her two new primary challengers have about $8,000 and $4,000.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez goes into the June 23 Democratic primary for New York’s 14th congressional district with $15,939,144 in the bank, according to her most recent Federal Election Commission filing covering the cycle through June 3. The two Democrats trying to take her seat have almost nothing between them. Marty Dolan reported roughly $8,000 cash on hand and has loaned more than $33,000 to his own campaign. Felipe Garcia reported just over $4,000, the Bronx Times reported on June 8.

The congresswoman has pulled in more than $31 million for this cycle, per the same FEC record. Both of her challengers are running as moderates who say the district cares…

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Filed under2026 Primary / Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez / Bronx / Democratic Socialists of America / Felipe Garcia / Marty Dolan / NY-14 / NYC / Zohran Mamdani

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