Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated Democratic primary challenger Marty Dolan in her race to hold onto her seat representing New York's 14th Congressional District.
Squad member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her Democratic primary challenge against former investment banker Marty Dolan on Tuesday evening. The Associated Press called the race minutes after polls closed at 9pm. New York's 14th Congressional District includes portions of the Bronx and Queens, and has been represented by Ocasio-Cortez since 2019. Dolan, 66, ran as a 'progressive' Democrat, but not a 'radical,' as he described Ocasio-Cortez on the campaign trail.
The primary was held after Ocasio-Cortez joined fellow Squad member and New York Congressman Jamaal Bowman at a rally on Saturday, which came under fire from another New York Democrat for Bowman's profanity-laced speech.
We’re going to show them who the f--- we are!' he added, jumping around the stage. Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., slammed the speech as an 'unhinged tirade' that does not resemble 'the decency of the people I know and represent in the South Bronx.
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