Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is facing a Democratic challenger in this year's primary. Ex-Wall Street banker Marty Dolan has announced his candidacy
The election of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to Congress in 2018 created massive political upheaval after she unseated veteran Congressman Joe Crowley, who had at one point been tapped to replace Nancy Pelosi as Democratic leader of the House. This summer, a former Wall Street banker is looking to do to Ocasio-Cortez, what Ocasio-Cortez did to Crowley, Marty Dolan, 66, who spent 30 years working for Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
But Dolan says Ocasio-Cortez and her fellow socialists have gone too far, blasting their approach to the economy, crime and the illegal migrant crisis. 'We are all for the ‘progress’ implied by the word progressive, however, within the progressive movement, there are radicals whose influence on the Democratic Party is overweight,' Dolan wrote on his campaign website.
Dolan called out Ocasio-Cortez’s efforts to help successfully stop Amazon from locating a new sprawling headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, and her support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to Bloomberg. He also accused Ocasio-Cortez of 'importing immigrants and exporting decent contributing taxpayers,' referring to residents who have fled to Florida and other states.