Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

{{Infobox person

| name = Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

| image = Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|2|9}}

| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| education = Wellesley College (BA)

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Paulo Lima|end=div}}
{{marriage|Stephen Dizard|2014}}

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| awards = National Association of Hispanic Journalists Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2004)

| party = Republican (before 2015)
Democratic (2016–present)

| otherparty = Serve America Movement (2020)

}}

Michelle Caruso-Cabrera (born February 9, 1969) is an American journalist, board member and former politician.{{Cite web|last=Rivas|first=Mekita|date=2020-03-12|title=Why I Ran For the First Time: Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Is a Jobs-First Candidate|url=https://www.shondaland.com/act/news-politics/a31357969/michelle-caruso-cabrera-first-time-candidate-interview/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Shondaland|language=en-US}} She was CNBC's first Latina anchor at and first Chief International Correspondent regular and is now a CNBC contributor, where she has worked for more than twenty years.

Caruso-Cabrera challenged incumbent representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the 2020 Democratic primary for New York's 14th congressional district, which covers portions of the Bronx and Queens. She unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for the 2021 New York City Comptroller election.

Early life and education

Caruso-Cabrera was born in Dayton, Ohio, and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire.{{Cite twitter |first=Michelle |last=Caruso-Cabrera |author-link=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera |user=mcaruso_cabrera |number=781908458618617857 |title=I consider Nashua, NH my home town. I was born in Dayton, Ohio but only lived there until I was 6 months old. |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2014-12-11|title=CNBC's Ever Impressive Chief International Correspondent Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Is From Nashua, N.H.|url=https://nhlifefree.com/2014/12/11/cnbcs-ever-impressive-chief-international-correspondent-michelle-caruso-cabrera-is-from-nashua-n-h/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=A Life of Granite in New Hampshire|language=en|first=Anura |last=Guruge}} Her mother is a Cuban immigrant{{Cite web |title=Here's a Glimpse into the Future of U.S. Private Investment in Cuba|url=https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/podcast/knowledge-at-wharton-podcast/the-future-of-us-private-investment-in-cuba/|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Wharton|language=en}} and her grandparents were Italian and Cuban immigrants. She graduated from Nashua High School in 1987.{{Cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/nashua-telegraph-mar-14-1999-p-39/|title=She Keeps Her Eyes on Wall Street |date= March 14, 1999|page= 39 |website=Nashua Telegraph }} She attended Wellesley College ('91) in Massachusetts, paying her tuition in part with the help of a National Merit Scholarship and her earnings from her first summer job as a waitress at Pizza Hut. She obtained a bachelor's degree in Economics.{{Cite web|first=Michel |last=Martin |title=Female GOP Candidates Make Strides In The Polls |date=October 22, 2010 |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130751886|access-date=2020-06-23|website=NPR|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera; Anchor, CNBC|url=https://www.as-coa.org/speakers/michelle-caruso-cabrera|access-date=2020-02-20|publisher=AS/COA}} Prior to graduation, she was elected editor of the college newspaper, and starting in 1991 she worked as a stringer for The New York Times, reporting for the education section.{{cite web|title=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera; Former CNBC Contributor|date=October 28, 2010 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/michelle-caruso-cabrera/|access-date=2020-02-20|publisher=CNBC}}

Career

=Journalism=

== Univision and WTSP ==

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File:Thomas Farley, President, NYSE and Michelle Caruso, Reporter, CNBC (40040734341).jpg in 2018]]

Caruso-Cabrera was a researcher and later a special projects producer for Univision from 1991 to 1994.{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-york/astoria-long-island-city/nyc-primary-election-2020-michelle-caruso-cabrera-takes-aoc|title=NYC Primary Election 2020: Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Takes On AOC|first=Maya |last=Kaufman|date=June 16, 2020|website=Astoria-Long Island City, NY Patch}} She then worked as a reporter for WTSP in St. Petersburg, Florida, from 1994 to 1998.

== CNBC ==

She joined CNBC in August 1998, working there until January 2019, and became the network's first Hispanic anchor in 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/michelle-caruso-cabrera-cnbc-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-1203500694/|title=CNBC Veteran Caruso-Cabrera to Vie With Ocasio-Cortez for New York Office|first1=Brian|last1=Steinberg|date=February 11, 2020|work=Variety}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-04-19/congressional-candidate-michelle-caruso-cabrera-looks-for-votes-in-the-epicenter-of-the-epicenter|title=Congressional candidate Michelle Caruso-Cabrera hunts for votes in coronavirus 'epicenter of the epicenter'|date=April 19, 2020|website=The Los Angeles Times |first=Stephen |last=Battaglio}}{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-york/astoria-long-island-city/cnbc-anchor-michelle-caruso-cabrera-run-against-aoc-primary|title=CNBC Anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera To Run Against AOC In Primary|date=February 11, 2020|website=Astoria-Long Island City, NY Patch}}{{YouTube |Cyc6Q9vmB7Q |CNBC says goodbye and good luck to Michelle Caruso-Cabrera}}, August 22, 2018.{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2007 |title=CNBC Announces its First Daily Live Global Business Programme|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2007/04/10/cnbc-announces-its-first-daily-live-global-business-programme.html|access-date=2021-02-10|website=CNBC|language=en}}

She reported from all over the world including places such as Iran, Ukraine, Cuba, Russia and Israel.{{Cite web |title=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera|url=https://www.cnbc.com/michelle-caruso-cabrera/|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=CNBC|date=October 28, 2010 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=From CNBC to Congress: How Michelle Caruso-Cabrera intends to challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|url=https://jewishinsider.com/2020/03/meet-aocs-challenger-the-former-co-anchor-of-cnbcs-power-lunch/|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Jewish Insider|date=March 19, 2020 |language=en}}

Caruso-Cabrera has interviewed people such as Pitbull,{{Cite web |title=Pitbull shares 10 nuggets of wisdom about life, love & his mom (PHOTOS)|url=https://mamaslatinas.com/news-entertainment/138306-pitbull_shares_10_nuggets_of |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Mamas Latinas|language=en}} Lucas Papademos,{{Cite web |title=CNBC's Chief International Correspondent Michelle Caruso-Cabrera sits down with Lucas Papademos|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2012/01/15/cnbc-transcript-cnbcs-chief-international-correspondent-michelle-carusocabrera-speaks-with-greek-prime-minister-lucas-papademos.html|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=CNBC|date=January 16, 2012 |language=en}} Juan Manuel Santos{{Cite web |title=An Interview with President Juan Manuel Santos on FARC Peace Talks and Economic Growth

|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS3qcXev4lE|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=YouTube| date=October 2, 2015 |language=en}} and Nayib Bukele.{{Cite web |title=#2019WCA: an Interview with El Salvador's Nayib Bukele|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPs_eif3Z8Y|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=YouTube| date=May 8, 2019 |language=en}}

Caruso-Cabrera co-anchored Power Lunch with Bill Griffeth from 2002 to 2003.{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/tvshows/Power-Lunch/logo|title=Power Lunch Logo|website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=February 11, 2021 |quote=Caruso-Cabrera joined the program as Griffeth's original co-presented {{sic}} from February 4, 2002, to December 5, 2003{{nbsp}}...}} She co-hosted the Worldwide Exchange program in 2005-07, along with Christine Tan in Asia and Ross Westgate in Europe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediamoves.com/2007/10/caruso-cabrera-changes-jobs.html|work=Media Moves|title=Caruso-Cabrera changes jobs|date=October 28, 2007}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2007/04/27/video-roundup-worldwide-exchange-global-outlook.html|title=Video Roundup: Worldwide Exchange Global Outlook|first=Jamie|last=Corsi|date=April 27, 2007|website=CNBC}} Caruso-Cabrera was promoted to co-presenter of Power Lunch in 2009, and remained in that position until 2013.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} She rejoined Power Lunch for another stint as co-presenter in 2016.

She left CNBC in September 2018 to join the board of directors of a Dallas, Texas, financial firm. Caruso-Cabrera held that position until February 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/michelle-caruso-cabrera-will-challenge-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-in-house-race.html|title=Former CNBC anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera will challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in House Democratic primary|first=Mike Calia,Eamon|last=Javers|date=February 11, 2020|website=CNBC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/banking/2018/08/20/cnbc-correspondent-caruso-cabrera-joining-board-of-dallas-financial-firm-beneficient/|title=CNBC correspondent Caruso-Cabrera joining board of Dallas financial firm, Beneficient|date=August 20, 2018|website=Dallas News}}{{Cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/05/04/michelle-caruso-cabrera-gwg-holdings-aoc/|title=Ocasio-Cortez Challenger Left Her Job as CNBC Anchor to Serve on Board of Company That Profits From Death|first=Aída |last=Chávez |date=May 4, 2020|website=The Intercept}}

Caruso-Cabrera is currently a CNBC contributor.

=Book=

In 2010, Caruso-Cabrera wrote a book called You Know I'm Right: More Prosperity, Less Government. In it, she called for the elimination of both Social Security and Medicare, which she characterized as "pyramid schemes", and expressed numerous other conservative positions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-wall-street-backed-democratic-challenger-lived-in-trump-tower-for-years-before-moving-to-queens-in-late-2019/articleshow/75418946.cms|title=Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Wall Street-backed Democratic challenger lived in Trump Tower for years before moving to Queens in late 2019|date=April 28, 2020|website=Business Insider}} In addition, she proposed creating personal savings accounts saying they would lead people to work longer, and converting Medicare into a corporate-type 401(k) plan.{{cite book |title=You Know I'm Right: More Prosperity, Less Government |url=https://archive.org/details/youknowimrightmo0000caru/page/304 |url-access=registration |last=Caruso-Cabrera |first=Michelle |year=2010 |publisher=Threshold Editions |isbn=978-1-4391-9322-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/youknowimrightmo0000caru/page/304 304]}} The book has a foreword by CNBC colleague Larry Kudlow.

In 2020, Caruso-Cabrera tweeted, "I support Medicare and social security-its important to take care fo [sic] the most vulnerable. Medicare for all is taking health insurance away from people who have health insurance that they already like."{{Cite tweet|number=1269053191376769026|user=mcaruso_cabrera|author=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera for NYC Comptroller

|access-date=2021-03-07|website=Twitter|language=en|title=I support Medicare and social security-its important to take care for the most vulnerable. Medicare for all is taking health insurance away from people who have health insurance that they already like.|date=June 5, 2020}}

=Politics=

A registered member of the Republican Party through 2015, Caruso-Cabrera switched and registered as a Democrat in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera: AOC's challenger who used to live in Trump hotel and called for privatising Medicare and Social Security|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/michelle-caruso-cabrera-aoc-democratic-primary-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-bronx-nyc-a9489086.html|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=independent|date=April 28, 2020 |language=en}}

== 2020 US House campaign ==

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Caruso-Cabrera filed official paperwork on February 10, 2020, challenging freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic primary for New York's 14th congressional district, which covers portions of the Bronx and Queens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-im-running-against-aoc-11587317103|title=Opinion | Why I'm Running Against AOC|first=Michelle|last=Caruso-Cabrera|date=April 19, 2020|work=The Wall Street Journal}}{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Caruso-Cabrera|title=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera|website=Ballotpedia}}{{Cite web|title=AOC to face pro-business challenger in June primary|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/aoc-face-pro-business-challenger-233907505.html|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Yahoo|date=May 20, 2020 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera Releases Video about Her Run for Congress|date=May 15, 2020|url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/archive_politics_usa/arthro/michelle_caruso_cabrera_releases_video_about_her_run_for_congress-309500/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The National Herald|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/482499-cnbc-anchor-caruso-cabrera-to-challenge-ocasio-cortez-in-primary| title=CNBC anchor Caruso-Cabrera to challenge Ocasio-Cortez in primary|last=Swanson|first=Ian|date=2020-02-11|website=The Hill|access-date=2020-02-11}} Caruso-Cabrera was endorsed by what Politico called the "traditionally conservative" United States Chamber of Commerce, a business lobbying group that generally backs Republicans.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/4/10/1935982/-Morning-Digest-Two-years-after-upset-win-AOC-faces-a-well-funded-primary-challenge-at-home|title=Morning Digest: Two years after upset win, AOC faces a well-funded primary challenge at home|website=Daily Kos}}{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/503744-ocasio-cortez-wins-house-primary|title=Ocasio-Cortez fends off challenger in House primary|first=Tal|last=Axelrod|date=June 23, 2020|website=TheHill}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/michelle-caruso-cabrera-aoc-democratic-primary-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-bronx-nyc-a9489086.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220514/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/michelle-caruso-cabrera-aoc-democratic-primary-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-bronx-nyc-a9489086.html |archive-date=May 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera: AOC's challenger who used to live in Trump hotel and called for privatising Medicare and Social Security|date=April 28, 2020|website=The Independent}}{{Cite web |last=Isenstadt |first=Alex |title=Chamber of Commerce backs AOC's primary challenger |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/09/chamber-commerce-aoc-primary-challenger-175917 |work=Politico |date=April 8, 2020 |language=en}} On April 8, her staff reported that Caruso-Cabrera's campaign had raised $1 million, and it was reported that over four dozen finance industry professionals, including private equity executives and investment bankers, had made early donations to Caruso-Cabrera.{{cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2020/04/15/aoc-primary-challenger-cabruso-cabrera-wall-street/|work=The Intercept |first=Lee |last=Fang |date=April 15, 2020 |title=Wall Street Titans Finance Democratic Primary Challenger to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez}} In the primary she received 11,337 votes, 18.2% of the vote, finishing in second place.{{cite web |title=New York Primary Election Results: 14th Congressional District| url= https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-new-york-house-district-14-primary-election.html |date=June 23, 2020 |website=The New York Times |access-date=June 24, 2020}}

Caruso-Cabrera ran in the general election on the ticket of the Serve America Movement, a party with 349 registered members in New York.{{Cite web|url=https://dealbreaker.com/2020/06/wall-street-fails-to-unseat-aoc|title=Wall Street's Finest Pay $2 Million-Plus For 7,400 Votes Against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|first=Jon|last=Shazar|website=Dealbreaker|date=June 26, 2020 }}{{Cite web|title=United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2020|url=https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York,_2020|access-date=2020-10-18|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}} She received 2,000 votes, 0.9% of the vote, finishing in third place.{{Cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-house-NY-36594/|title=New York U.S. House - District 14 Election Results |website=Detroit Free Press}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/us2020/states/ny|title=New York Results - US Election 2020|website=BBC News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-new-york-house-district-14.html |title=New York Election Results: 14th Congressional District |date=November 3, 2020 |work=The New York Times}}

==2021 NYC Comptroller campaign==

Caruso-Cabrera ran for election in the 2021 New York City Comptroller race.{{Cite web|last=Griffin|first=Allie|date=January 28, 2021|title=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Former AOC Challenger, Enters Race for NYC Comptroller|url=https://queenspost.com/michelle-caruso-cabrera-former-aoc-challenger-enters-race-for-nyc-comptroller|access-date=2021-02-10|website=Queens Post|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=NYC Campaign Finance Board: Campaign Finance Summary|url=https://www.nyccfb.info/VSApps/WebForm_Finance_Summary.aspx?as_election_cycle=2021|access-date=2021-02-10|website=New York City Campaign Finance Board}}{{Cite web|title=MCC Kicks Off Comptroller Campaign, Calling Out de Blasio & Political Class|url=https://myemail.constantcontact.com/MCC-Kicks-Off-Comptroller-Campaign--Calling-Out-de-Blasio---Political-Class.html?soid=1133827504616&aid=oq_QvIk69dM|access-date=2021-02-10|website=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Candidate}} She ran in the Democratic primary against among others NYS Senator Brian Benjamin, entrepreneur and former US Marine Zach Iscol, NYC Councilmember Brad Lander, NYS Senator Kevin Parker, and NYS Assemblymember David Weprin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/nyregion/zach-iscol-mayor-comptroller.html|title=One Candidate Leaves Crowded Mayor's Race. One From 'Housewives' Joins.|first=Jeffery C.|last=Mays|date=January 27, 2021|work=The New York Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gothamgazette.com/city/10130-city-comptroller-candidates-brooklyn-democrats-debate|title=City Comptroller Candidates Seek to Set Themselves Apart at Brooklyn Democrats' Debate|first=Samar|last=Khurshid|website=Gotham Gazette}}

She finished 3rd in the 10-person race, making it to the second-to-last round.

Personal life

As of 2007 she was married to Paulo Lima, and lived in Northern New Jersey.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2007/04/10/cnbc-announces-its-first-daily-live-global-business-programme.html|title=CNBC Announces its First Daily Live Global Business Programme |date=April 10, 2007|website=CNBC}} Caruso-Cabrera is now married to second husband Stephen Dizard. The pair married in 2014. After living for several years in Manhattan, in 2019 she moved with her husband to Sunnyside, Queens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/aocs-democratic-challenger-lived-in-trump-tower-before-moving-queens-2020-4|title=Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Wall Street-backed Democratic challenger lived in a Trump property for years before moving to Queens in late 2019|date=April 27, 2020|first=Eliza|last=Relman|website=Business Insider}}

=Awards=

Caruso-Cabrera won an Emmy Award for a five-part series on children with AIDS.{{Cite web |title=Chief International Correspondent for CNBC Gives a Talk, "Leading By Example"|url=https://www.wellesley.edu/news/2013/04/node/34637|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=wellesley|language=en}} She received a Broadcast Journalist of the Year (2004) award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.{{cite web |url=http://nahj.org/nahjnews/articles/2004/july/journalismawardwinners072004.shtml |title=NAHJ Announces the 2004 Winners of its ñ and Journalism Awards: Winners will be honored at Noche de Triunfos Gala Sept. 16 in Washington, D.C. |first1=Joseph |last1=Torres |first2=Michelle |last2=Vignoli |date=July 20, 2004 |publisher=The National Association of Hispanic Journalists |access-date=December 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727105929/http://nahj.org/nahjnews/articles/2004/july/journalismawardwinners072004.shtml |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead }} She was named one of the 100 most influential Hispanics by Hispanic magazine.{{Cite web |title=Michelle Caruso-Cabrera|url=https://www.wendys.com/who-we-are-board-directors-michelle-caruso-cabrera|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Wendys|language=en}}

=Boards and Directorships=

She sits on the International Advisory Board of the Instituto Empressa, and serves as President of the Board of Directors of Ballet Hispánico{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors|url=https://www.ballethispanico.org/about/administration/board-of-directors|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Ballet Hispánico|language=en}} in NYC. She is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations,{{Cite web |title=Membership Roster|url=https://www.cfr.org/membership/roster|access-date=2024-03-01 |website=CFR|language=en}} the Economic Club of NY, and the Latino Corporate Directors Association. In 2023, she joined the board of directors of Wendy’s and Del Real Foods.

Electoral history

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 46,577

| percentage = 74.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 11,337

| percentage = 18.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Badrun Khan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 3,119

| percentage = 5.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sam Sloan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1,406

| percentage = 2.3

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 62,439

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = 2020 New York's 14th congressional district general election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 152,661

| percentage = 71.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Cummings

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 52,477

| percentage = 24.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Cummings

| party = Conservative Party of New York State

| votes = 5,963

| percentage = 2.8

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{{Election box candidate no change

| candidate = John Cummings

| party = Total

| votes = 58,440

| percentage = 27.4

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

| party = Serve America Movement

| votes = 2,000

| percentage = 0.9

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 213,101

| percentage = 100.0

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|winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box ranked choice winning candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Brad Lander

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{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Corey Johnson

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{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

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{{Election box ranked choice candidate with party link

| party = Democratic Party (US) | candidate = Brian Benjamin

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