Cortez's former chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti announced his intention to run against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The post AOC’s Ex-Chief of Staff Says He’ll Try To Oust ‘Paralyzed and Unprepared’ Nancy Pelosi first appeared on Mediaite.

The man who helped propel Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to victory during her first congressional race is mounting his own campaign to oust one of the most powerful Democratic elders in the country.

Cortez's former chief of staff launches congressional bid to oust former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Saikat Chakrabarti, former chief of staff to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced his intention to run against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the upcoming congressional race. Chakrabarti shared the news on social media,

Saikat Chakrabarti said he would initiate a bid to challenge former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in the party primary for the seat she's held for more than two decades, citing concerns with new government regulations.

I respect what Nancy Pelosi has accomplished in her career, but we are living in a totally different America than the one she knew when she