U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) waves as she enters to a full auditorium as part of the "Fighting Oligarchy" tour on April 14, 2025 in Nampa, Idaho.
AOC Smashes Personal Fundraising Record With $9.6 Million Quarterly Haul
"Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities. All with an average donation of $21," wrote the congresswoman from New York.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York closed the most recent quarter with her most successful fundraising haul yet, bringing in $9.55 million in the first three months of 2025, according to a Federal Election Commission report filed Tuesday.
Ocasio-Cortez's campaign manager, Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben, touted the haul and wrote on Tuesday that she brought in donations from 266,000 individual donors. "AOC doesn't take a dollar from lobbyists or corporate PACS. Our top donor professions are teachers and nurses. 64% were first time contributors," he said.
The eye-popping fundraising numbers come as Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have traveled the country as part of their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour in recent weeks. At tour events, which have drawn massive crowds, the duo has lambasted the Trump administration and derided the influence of billionaires in the American political system.
A recent poll also showed Ocasio-Cortez besting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) by double digits in a hypothetical head-to-head race for Schumer's Senate seat in 2028, stirring talk among supporters about Ocasio-Cortez running for higher office—although she herself has said little about any future plans for higher office
Following the fundraising announcement by her campaign manager, Ocasio-Cortez took to X to thank supporters.
"I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of people supporting us with your time, resources, and energy," she wrote. "Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities. All with an average donation of $21."
With the latest fundraising haul—which is more than double her second best quarter, according to Politico—she now has $8.2 million in cash on hand.
Longtime progressive strategist Faiz Shakir, who managed Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, wrote on Tuesday: "The people are sending Democrats a message about the direction they would like to see."
Other Democratic lawmakers who have been leading voices countering the Trump administration had successful fundraising quarters as well. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) raised $8 million in Q1 and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) brought in over $1.6 million. For Crockett, that's the first time she's secured over a million in an individual fundraising quarter and the haul is nearly double her previous quarterly record, according to CNN.
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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York closed the most recent quarter with her most successful fundraising haul yet, bringing in $9.55 million in the first three months of 2025, according to a Federal Election Commission report filed Tuesday.
Ocasio-Cortez's campaign manager, Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben, touted the haul and wrote on Tuesday that she brought in donations from 266,000 individual donors. "AOC doesn't take a dollar from lobbyists or corporate PACS. Our top donor professions are teachers and nurses. 64% were first time contributors," he said.
The eye-popping fundraising numbers come as Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have traveled the country as part of their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour in recent weeks. At tour events, which have drawn massive crowds, the duo has lambasted the Trump administration and derided the influence of billionaires in the American political system.
A recent poll also showed Ocasio-Cortez besting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) by double digits in a hypothetical head-to-head race for Schumer's Senate seat in 2028, stirring talk among supporters about Ocasio-Cortez running for higher office—although she herself has said little about any future plans for higher office
Following the fundraising announcement by her campaign manager, Ocasio-Cortez took to X to thank supporters.
"I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of people supporting us with your time, resources, and energy," she wrote. "Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities. All with an average donation of $21."
With the latest fundraising haul—which is more than double her second best quarter, according to Politico—she now has $8.2 million in cash on hand.
Longtime progressive strategist Faiz Shakir, who managed Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, wrote on Tuesday: "The people are sending Democrats a message about the direction they would like to see."
Other Democratic lawmakers who have been leading voices countering the Trump administration had successful fundraising quarters as well. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) raised $8 million in Q1 and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) brought in over $1.6 million. For Crockett, that's the first time she's secured over a million in an individual fundraising quarter and the haul is nearly double her previous quarterly record, according to CNN.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York closed the most recent quarter with her most successful fundraising haul yet, bringing in $9.55 million in the first three months of 2025, according to a Federal Election Commission report filed Tuesday.
Ocasio-Cortez's campaign manager, Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben, touted the haul and wrote on Tuesday that she brought in donations from 266,000 individual donors. "AOC doesn't take a dollar from lobbyists or corporate PACS. Our top donor professions are teachers and nurses. 64% were first time contributors," he said.
The eye-popping fundraising numbers come as Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have traveled the country as part of their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour in recent weeks. At tour events, which have drawn massive crowds, the duo has lambasted the Trump administration and derided the influence of billionaires in the American political system.
A recent poll also showed Ocasio-Cortez besting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) by double digits in a hypothetical head-to-head race for Schumer's Senate seat in 2028, stirring talk among supporters about Ocasio-Cortez running for higher office—although she herself has said little about any future plans for higher office
Following the fundraising announcement by her campaign manager, Ocasio-Cortez took to X to thank supporters.
"I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of people supporting us with your time, resources, and energy," she wrote. "Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities. All with an average donation of $21."
With the latest fundraising haul—which is more than double her second best quarter, according to Politico—she now has $8.2 million in cash on hand.
Longtime progressive strategist Faiz Shakir, who managed Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, wrote on Tuesday: "The people are sending Democrats a message about the direction they would like to see."
Other Democratic lawmakers who have been leading voices countering the Trump administration had successful fundraising quarters as well. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) raised $8 million in Q1 and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) brought in over $1.6 million. For Crockett, that's the first time she's secured over a million in an individual fundraising quarter and the haul is nearly double her previous quarterly record, according to CNN.