# Ocasio-Cortez defeats Joe Crowley in New York Democratic primary

Date: 2018

On 26 June 2018 [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez](/people/alexandria-ocasio-cortez) beat Joe Crowley, a ten-term incumbent and the fourth-ranking House Democrat, in the Democratic primary for New York's 14th district. She campaigned to his left on universal health care, a federal jobs guarantee and abolishing ICE, while Crowley pointed to his own long liberal record.

## People

- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: https://factrail.ai/people/alexandria-ocasio-cortez

## Sources

- https://theintercept.com/2018/05/22/joseph-crowley-alexandra-ocasio-cortez-new-york-primary/
- https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-new-york-14-primary/index.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ocasio-cortez-defeats-crowley-primary-2018-06-26