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‘Fun run’ participants unaware they were contributing to AOC campaign

By Anna Giaritelli
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‘Fun run’ participants unaware they were contributing to AOC campaign

Participants in a “fun run” organized by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in her Queens district Saturday did not know their registration fees went to the freshman New York Democrat’s campaign rather than her environmental agenda.

Runners who took part in the 5k through Astoria Park told the New York Post they believed each of their $30 ticket fees were going toward advancing the “Green New Deal” plan. She raised more than $11,000.

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