A relatively unknown Wall Street investor on Tuesday launched a primary challenge against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in New York’s 14th Congressional District, calling the election a challenge to the incumbent’s “radical policies.” He insisted that it would be a referendum on the question.
Marty Dolan, 66, a former Wall Street banker and Westchester County native, will be the far-left “Squad” lawmaker’s first major opponent since 2020, but the political newcomer is Ocasio-Cortez. claims that it has not achieved any further results. Breadcrumbs for New Yorkers.
“We all support what the word progressive means: progress,” Dolan said in his book. Announcement of campaign start. “But there are some radicals within the progressive movement who have too much influence over the Democratic Party.”
“The impact on New York City is clear: disaster bail reform, National Guard troops on the subways, toothpaste locked up in drug stores while criminals run free, and criminals run free against (unsanctuary) immigrants from all over the world.” It’s a rare resource.”
“These challenges must be met in the context of a runaway $34 trillion federal debt and New York City’s 14% marginal tax rate,” Dolan argued.
“Radical parties cannot deliver more than breadwinners if they ignore the departure of their main breadwinners and ignore the concerns of taxpayers in favor of an abstract populist ideology. “Enough is enough,” he said, deriding the policies “proposed by radicals” as nothing more than a “fraud.”
Dolan’s attempt to oust Ocasio-Cortez, now in her sixth year in Congress, has a strong chance of success.
Ocasio-Cortez has $5.7 million in cash on hand, compared to $58,000 that Dolan has raised so far, according to Federal Election Commission records.
All but $3,000 of Mr. Dolan’s funds are in personal loans to his own campaign.
“There’s no one more pro-immigration than AOC, and there’s never been anything worse than what happened in New York last year,” Dolan told Bloomberg News.
“There are a lot of people in Queens and the Bronx who are like, ‘What has she done for us?'” he addedslammed her support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Dolan originally planned to run against Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) in New York’s 16th Congressional District, but last month he honored Joanne Chesimard at New York City’s Wall of Honor. He became a hot topic when he confronted the same lawmaker who set off the fire alarm. Bronx Junior High School, where he was principal.
Assata Shakur, also known as Chesimard, was convicted of murder in 1973 for the murder of New Jersey state trooper Werner Foerster, then escaped from prison and fled to Cuba.
“what happened [Assata Shakur] Does accomplishing that put her in the same league as Thomas Jefferson?” Mr. Dolan asked Mr. Bowman in a heated exchange in which Mr. Bowman said, “I would like to thank you for using the public’s tax dollars to provide for our children.” “It teaches us to glorify killing cops.”
