NY-08: Ocasio-Cortez says primary challenge to Hakeem Jeffries not a 'good thing right now' [View all]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is signaling that she will not support a primary challenge to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in next year’s race.

Chi Ossé, a member of the New York City Council and a democratic socialist, filed paperwork on Monday to run against Jeffries in the Empire State’s 8th Congressional District.

“I certainly don’t think a primary challenge to the leader is a good thing right now,” Ocasio-Cortez told Axios on Monday.

The Hill has reached out to a spokesperson for Ossé for comment.






https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5610823-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-hakeem-jeffries-primary-2026/