New York Democrats Could Eliminate Ocasio-Cortez’s District After 2020
REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ
is prepared for the possibility that Democrats in New York could redraw her district after the 2020 election, she told The Intercept in an interview.Following the 2020 census, every state will draw new district boundaries to reflect changes in the population, the political implications of which will stretch for at least the next decade. In 2014, New York approved a constitutional amendment establishing a nonpartisan redistricting commission, which is set to take over the redistricting process starting in 2020. The 10-member commission, meant to be independent from the legislature, is made up of individuals selected by leaders from the state Senate and Assembly, and the original eight members pick two additional members.
But Ocasio-Cortez’s most determined adversaries are not partisan Republicans, but Democrats who say that she has been a disruptive influence. The Hill recently reported that at least one member of Congress has been urging New York party leaders to recruit a Democratic primary challenger to Ocasio-Cortez. But the news led to a surge of donations to Ocasio-Cortez, suggesting that a more efficient means of ousting her might be simply to eliminate her district.
theintercept.com/2019/02/09/ocasio-cortez-district-redistricting-2020/
Why is this bad news?
Because REPUBLICANS are challenging AOC for her seat.
There’s a crisis in Queens and it’s called AOC. She isn’t worried about us – she’s worried about being famous. That’s why I’m running for Congress. Join our movement to #unitethefight ➡️ t.co/rtqGz0XeAw
— Scherie Murray (@ScherieMurray) July 17, 2019
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The freshman Democrat spent the least amount of money of the 27 New York House members during the first three months of 2019, according to newly released spending reports of congressional offices reviewed by The Post.
SHE STILL HAS NO DISTRICT OFFICE. WHERE IS THE MONEY GOING???
nypost.com/2019/06/04/ocasio-cortez-is-the-most-frugal-of-all-new-yorks-house-members/
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