AOC wades into NYC's 2025 elections by backing two City Council members
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has thrown her political weight behind two left-wing City Council members’ reelection bids, marking her first foray into this year’s local elections as her mayoral race endorsement remains highly anticipated.
Buzz about Ocasio-Cortez’s involvement in the Council races abounded Wednesday when it emerged on social media that one of the members, Shahana Hanif, had disseminated campaign literature in her Brooklyn district touting an endorsement from the progressive congresswoman.
On Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez campaign manager Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben confirmed she’s endorsing Hanif as well as fellow Brooklyn Councilwoman Alexa Aviles.
Hidalgo-Wohlleben said Ocasio-Cortez will formally announce her Hanif and Aviles backing next week as part of a slate of Council election endorsements. He declined to say who else are going to get Ocasio-Cortez’s nod as part of that announcement.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/05/15/aoc-wades-into-nycs-2025-elections-by-backing-two-city-council-members/