The 36-year-old New York representative and one of the country’s most prominent democratic socialists renewed her membership in the group’s national organization after reports emerged earlier this month that it had lapsed. Ocasio-Cortez initially joined the group in 2018.
In a statement on Tuesday night, the DSA announced: “Democratic Socialists of America confirms Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a member in good standing of our organization, having recently rejoined in August 2026,” according to a report in City & State New York.
It added: “Previously, the representative joined DSA in 2018 with a one-year membership, which DSA’s national leadership recently noticed had lapsed, in 2019. She has since renewed her membership as of this month.”
The DSA said it decided to disclose Ocasio-Cortez’s membership details amid reports that she could run for president in the next election cycle.
fucking hilarious. NYC generates more gdp than the rest of the state combined, and the gdp per capita of the city is 30% higher than that of the whole state, including the city. the city generates nearly 60% of the state’s tax revenue, and uses only 40% of state expenditures
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/mark-walczyk/senator-walczyk-calls-out-hochul-treating-nyc-her
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/hochuls-4b-bailout-of-mamdanis-nyc-budget-slammed-by-critics/
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/13/kathy-hochul-caves-to-mamdani-will-bail-out-socialist-nyc-n4952806
https://nysfocus.com/2026/05/27/new-york-state-budget-city-aid-mamdani-hochul
Yeah, New York City was being ripped off by the rest of the state and got some of that money back for itself. Good job, NYC.
If only blue states could manage that at the federal level…