Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) leads the U.S. House in campaign funding as of Saturday, with a whopping $15.4 million raised so far this year, well ahead of the 2026 elections, new financial disclosure data shows.
Much of the congresswoman’s windfall came within the first three months of 2025. According to an April quarterly report, Ocasio-Cortez initially pocketed a record-breaking $9.6 million, marking the New York Democrat’s most profitable quarter over the course of her political career.
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Ocasio-Cortez added another $5.8 million in the second quarter, according to recently released campaign finance filings.
On X, Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign manager Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben said she raked in contributions from over 161,000 people, averaging just $17 per donation.
He mentioned that while more than 342,000 individual donors have donated to Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign overall in 2025, only four gave the max amount. “That means 99.9999% can donate again and we anticipate many will,” Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben said.
Last election cycle, Ocasio-Cortez was the seventh-highest fundraiser in the House. Now halfway into the year, Ocasio-Cortez has already beaten her 2024 fundraising total of $15.3 million.
Her astonishing haul has left some speculating that Ocasio-Cortez may be eyeing higher office, whether a seat in the Senate or a White House run in 2028. Many media outlets on the Left are touting her as a top presidential contender.
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According to the Meta ad tracker, Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign is paying for political ads seen by supporters primarily outside of New York.
An ad blitz, which ran Wednesday, features clips of her with fellow socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, a cross-country trek criticizing President Donald Trump and especially targeting states he won in 2024. Ad audience analytics show that Californians make up most of these viewers, compared to residents in her home state.
