Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won't run for Senate in 2024.
According to her office, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will not run for US Senate next year, allowing Democratic New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand to run unchallenged.
She will not run for Senate in 2024. Lauren Hitt, Ocasio-Cortez's spokesperson, told Politico she won't primary Gillibrand.
Gillibrand, who launched her third Senate campaign in January, was expected to face several state primary candidates, including Ocasio-Cortez.
Other New York progressives, including Mondaire Jones, representatives Jamaal Bowman and Ritchie Torres, have indicated they will not run.
New York Democrats lost four seats to Republicans in the midterm elections, which is often credited with the party losing control of Congress.
The party's main objective is avoiding a left-progressive war and recovering from 2022 setbacks.
“It divides. "Unless you think you can win, it's divisive unnecessarily," New York Democratic Party head Jay Jacobs told the site.
“It’s using resources we need for more coordinated work and the rest.”