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### AOC Campaigns N.Y. Democrats, Donates $300K Ahead of Midterms

New York Times Top Stories • September 18, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York plans to campaign across the state ahead of the midterm elections, donating $300,000 to boost the Democratic ticket. In an interview, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said she would be "traveling across the state to boost turnout," including planned stops in Buffalo, Syracuse and Ithaca. "New York," she said, "has become increasingly relevant to whether we have a majority or not in the House of Representatives." Ms. Ocasio-Cortez will donate the funds to a pool of money for Democrats statewide overseen by Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is seeking re-election. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has earmarked the funds for voter organizing rather than advertising, with a specific proviso that half of the money be devoted to Spanish-language outreach. "This investment is really not just about throwing money around," she said. "This is actually about transforming the way Democrats go about building a coalition." Sarafina Chitika, a spokeswoman for Ms. Hochul, said the effort would be "prioritizing communities that are too often overlooked and written off." The sum is more symbolic than financially significant in a state as expansive and expensive as New York, but it is more money than any other member of the New York delegation has contributed. Ms. Hochul had asked Ms. Ocasio-Cortez for the contribution, which had been under discussion for several weeks. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez is one of the Democratic Party’s top fund-raisers nationwide and has raised more than $32 million since the start of 2025.

She entered the summer with $15 million in the bank. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez suggested there should not be much reading of tea leaves into her announcement as she weighs a political future. She said she is going to be weighing the decision after the midterm elections, with options including re-election, a New York Senate race or a presidential run in 2028. The fact that Ms. Ocasio-Cortez previously clashed with Jay Jacobs, the state party chairman, appears to partly explain why she chose to direct the money to the Hochul operation. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said she felt "more confident" giving the money to the effort overseen by Ms. Hochul. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said she had not yet finalized the timing of her trips, but wanted to highlight the risk to rural hospitals after cuts enacted by congressional Republicans.

It was unclear if Ms. Ocasio-Cortez would appear alongside other House Democrats facing re-election fights, such as Representative Josh Riley, who represents Central New York. Another New York Democrat in a swing seat, Representative Tom Suozzi, who represents Long Island, has explicitly campaigned against democratic socialists. Representative Pat Ryan, a New York Democrat who campaigned with Ms. Ocasio-Cortez in 2024, hailed her as "a stellar team player," and described the cash and campaign swing as an example of "her understanding the moment, taking on even greater leadership.".

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