Throggs Neck native Tina Forte clinches GOP nomination, to face AOC in all-Bronx NY-14 Congressional

Throggs Neck native Tina Forte clinches GOP nomination, to face AOC in all-Bronx NY-14 Congressional race


It will be an all-Bronx general election for New York’s 14th Congressional District seat after Throggs Neck native Tina Forte secured the Republican nomination defeating Queens native Desi Joseph Cuellar in a primary by a 67%-31% margin Tuesday.

Forte thanked her Bronx and Queens supporters on Twitter Tuesday night after clinching the nomination, before looking ahead to her general election opponent — Progressive incumbent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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The 14th District includes the eastern part of the Bronx and part of north-central Queens, and its current seatholder is the popular Progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Forte — who was involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — is a longshot to unseat AOC in November due to the incumbent’s high-profile status in local and national politics and the overwhelming Democratic voter registration advantage in the district.

Seeking a third term in Congress, AOC’s path to November was uncontested within Democratic ranks, and it continues a successful streak for the U.S. House progressive bloc, known as the “Squad.”

Read more: https://www.bxtimes.com/tina-forte-clinches-gop-nomination/
(Bronx Times)