Felipe Garcia, a Hunts Point native and first-time political candidate, is challenging incumbent Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the NY-14 Democratic primary on June 23, offering an alternative to what he called “woke and socialist” politics.
Garcia, who comes from a large Puerto Rican and Dominican Catholic family, told the Bronx Times he sees victory as achievable against AOC and fellow primary candidate Marty Dolan, despite running a tiny campaign with almost no staff and just a few thousand dollars in the bank.
