Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises 'unprecedented' $1.4million in reelection funds

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised a whopping $1.42million in reelection funds in the third quarter of this year, the most of any House Democrat, new figures reveal. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised $1.4million in funding in the third quarter of this year, which political analysts called 'unprecedented' for a first-year representative Ocasio-Cortez, who has been campaigning alongside Bernie Sanders in his bid for the presidency, raised the majority of her money - $1.1m in total - in amounts less than $200 George Arzt, a political consultant, told the New York Post that it was 'unique' for a rookie on Capitol Hill to pull in so much money so early in their career. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has been involved in bust-ups with Ocasio-Cortez where she minimized her impact on the Hill, raised $1.26million Adam Schiff, who is leading Democrat efforts to impeach Donald Trump, raised $1.14million Pelosi has also given the short-shrift to many of the causes central to AOC's brand, including Medicare For All - saying earlier this month that she is 'not a big fan' - and the Green New Deal - suggesting it is too broad to succeed. Other high-profile Democrats also failed to come anywhere close to Ocasio-Cortez's level of fundraising Jerry Nadler, chairman of the Judiciary Committee leading the impeachment inquiry into Trump, raised $192,284 for the quarter and $860,037 since January.