The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America voted on Saturday to urge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028. Delegates approved the resolution 291 to 123 at the chapter’s annual convention, according to CNN.
The vote does not amount to a formal endorsement. The national DSA would still need to decide its own position, and Ocasio-Cortez has not said whether she will run.
Co-chair Gustavo Gordillo described the resolution as a commitment to encouraging a presidential campaign and building the groundwork for one. The chapter has about 15,000 members across the five boroughs, and the resolution commits it to laying the foundations for a possible bid.
Other DSA chapters have already passed similar resolutions, including chapters in Atlanta, Colorado, Los Angeles and Ithaca. The resolutions also set out the policies those chapters want a candidate to champion, including an arms embargo on Israel, abolishing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and enacting Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.
Ocasio-Cortez, 37, won reelection this week in her Bronx-Queens House district. She has said she will decide on her political future after the midterm elections, leaving open a 2028 presidential bid or a challenge for a US Senate seat.
The relationship between Ocasio-Cortez and the DSA has not always run smoothly. In 2024, the national DSA withdrew its endorsement of her, saying she had failed to meet the group’s required criteria on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Source: CNN
