5 days ago · In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Saikat Chakrabarti, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s former campaign manager and chief of staff, discussed his plan to challenge Rep. Nancy Pelosi in ...

Saikat Chakrabarti (born January 12, 1986) is an American political advisor, left-wing activist, and software engineer. He was formerly chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the U.S. representative from New York's 14th congressional district representing portions of the Bronx and Queens in New York City.

Feb 6, 2025 · Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced Wednesday that he would challenge Pelosi in the primary, citing the former speaker’s efforts to prevent...

Feb 6, 2025 · Saikat Chakrabarti, a former software engineer who worked as chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), turned heads Wednesday in San Francisco by announcing that he will challenge Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in next year’s election.

Feb 6, 2025 · 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 wit…

Feb 6, 2025 · Saikat Chakrabarti, chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., works on a computer in his office in the Cannon House Office Building June 26, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

6 days ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, AOC's former chief of staff, thinks the Democrats need a bolder vision. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ex–chief of staff has announced his intention to...

Feb 6, 2025 · After a career in San Francisco's tech industry, I helped lead Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign and then launched a project to recruit and elect new leaders to Congress. One of those leaders was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), and we went on to elect several others.

Feb 5, 2025 · A former top aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), has announced he is running for Congress against Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, arguing that the Democratic...

6 days ago · In a bold step, Saikat Chakrabarti, the former campaign manager and chief of staff for US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has declared that he would challenge long-time Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi for her San Francisco seat, reported The Hill.