• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle

AOC Defends Not Paying Dues, Cites DCCC Policy Regarding Organizations That Help Primary Challengers

January 13, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Inside The Biden EPA’s Double Down On DEI Ahead Of Trump’s Return

EXCLUSIVE: Inside The Biden EPA’s Double Down On DEI Ahead Of Trump’s Return

July 8, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: USAID Quietly Sent Thousands Of Viruses To Chinese Military-Linked Biolab 

EXCLUSIVE: USAID Quietly Sent Thousands Of Viruses To Chinese Military-Linked Biolab 

July 8, 2025
LA’s Minimum Wage Hike Could Destroy One Of Its Biggest Industries

LA’s Minimum Wage Hike Could Destroy One Of Its Biggest Industries

July 8, 2025
Trump Issues Order To End Green Energy Gravy Train, Cites National Security

Trump Issues Order To End Green Energy Gravy Train, Cites National Security

July 7, 2025
The Right Doubted Amy Coney Barrett. Then She Suddenly Delivered Trump Admin’s Biggest Legal Victory

The Right Doubted Amy Coney Barrett. Then She Suddenly Delivered Trump Admin’s Biggest Legal Victory

July 7, 2025
New Navy Aircraft Carriers Face Delays As Shipbuilding Woes Persist

New Navy Aircraft Carriers Face Delays As Shipbuilding Woes Persist

July 7, 2025
TRENT ENGLAND And JASON SNEAD: Time To Say Goodbye To Ranked Choice Voting

TRENT ENGLAND And JASON SNEAD: Time To Say Goodbye To Ranked Choice Voting

July 7, 2025
DOJ ‘Thoroughly’ Investigating Hamas Apologist Group Favored By Democrats

DOJ ‘Thoroughly’ Investigating Hamas Apologist Group Favored By Democrats

July 7, 2025
Judge Blocks Defunding Of Planned Parenthood In ‘Beautiful’ Law

Judge Blocks Defunding Of Planned Parenthood In ‘Beautiful’ Law

July 7, 2025
White House to Families Impacted by Texas Floods: ‘Trump Loves You, We Are Praying for You’

White House to Families Impacted by Texas Floods: ‘Trump Loves You, We Are Praying for You’

July 7, 2025
Russian Minister Turns Up Dead By Apparent Suicide Hours After Being Fired By Putin

Russian Minister Turns Up Dead By Apparent Suicide Hours After Being Fired By Putin

July 7, 2025
California Ready To Rumble With Trump To Keep Men In Women’s Sports

California Ready To Rumble With Trump To Keep Men In Women’s Sports

July 7, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home IJR

AOC Defends Not Paying Dues, Cites DCCC Policy Regarding Organizations That Help Primary Challengers

by Bradley Cortright
January 13, 2020 at 1:20 pm
in IJR
237 15
4
491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is fighting back against criticism of her failure to pay her $250,000 “dues” to the Democratic Congress Campaign Committee (DCCC) — an organization focused on getting Democrats elected to the House.

According to a report by Fox News, Democrats are livid that Ocasio-Cortez has not given to the DCCC despite raising massive amounts of cash.

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) suggested that by not giving to the DCCC, Ocasio-Cortez could endanger the Democrats’ majority in the House.

“Sometimes the question comes: ‘Do you want to be in a majority or do you want to be in the minority.'”

She is not the only representative who had not paid their dues to the DCCC. According to Fox, by the end of October 97 members had yet to pay. However, it is possible that some of those members met their obligation by the end of the year.

On Friday, Ocasio-Cortez responded to the criticism by noting that she has helped fundraise for candidates.

“I give quite a bit to fellow Dems – we’ve fundraised over $300,000 for others (more than my ‘dues’), [with] over 50% going to swing seats.”

I’m also not the only one.

Expanding a House majority is critical, which is why I regularly (and happily) fundraise sizeable amounts for fellow members.

I also believe that a Dem majority should be transformative, which is why I give strategically. Seems fair, no?

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 10, 2020

Additionally, she accused the DCCC of blacklisting organizations that help progressive candidates get elected, “DCCC made clear that they will blacklist any [organization] that helps progressive candidates like me. I can choose not to fund that kind of exclusion.”

She added that she donates “strategically” instead of just to the DCCC to help ensure that the majority is “transformative” and candidates who share similar views to her get elected.

“Expanding a House majority is critical, which is why I regularly (and happily) fundraise sizeable amounts for fellow members. I also believe that a Dem majority should be transformative, which is why I give strategically. Seems fair, no?”

She also announced that she had launched her own Super PAC called Courage to Change, which is designed to help candidates who “reject lobbyist money, fight for working families, [and] welcome newcomers.”

Last year, the DCCC announced it would not hire private political firms that provide services to primary challengers, saying it is responsible for “protecting and growing our House majority.”

Some commentators claimed the move was designed to prevent future progressive candidates from launching primary challenges to more establishment candidates.

This is in direct response to the election of @AOC and @AyannaPressley. DCCC would prefer more Dan Lipinski and Henry Cuellars than a new, diverse generation of courageous leadership.

— Alexandra Rojas (@alexandrasiera) March 22, 2019

This isn’t the first time she as bucked the party, as USA Today reports, last year Ocasio-Cortez —who won her seat after a primary challenge — encouraged donors to give directly to candidates instead of the DCCC to prevent the organization from blocking primary challengers.

Despite the progressive star’s appeal to donors, the DCCC said it raised $125 million in 2019, a record amount for a non-election year, according to CNN.

Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Share196Tweet123
Bradley Cortright

Bradley Cortright

IJR, Senior Writer He's written for Independent Journal Review since 2019.

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th