Ocasio-Cortez endorses Ed Markey in Massachusetts Senate primary

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) threw her support behind Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) ahead of the Sept. 1 primary, backing the 80-year-old incumbent as he faces a challenge from Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA).

Markey, who has served in Congress since the Gerald Ford administration, is seeking another term in the Senate. Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement could provide a boost to the longtime senator as he fends off Moulton, 47, who has campaigned on generational change and presented himself as a more centrist alternative.