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.

5 hours 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 ...

1 day ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, a former software engineer for Stripe who served as chief of staff to AOC, will challenge Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in next year’s election.

1 day ago · Elections Nancy Pelosi faces primary challenge from former AOC aide Saikat Chakrabarti, a former tech worker, is calling for generational change in Democratic Party.

1 day ago · In a lengthy message on X, Saikat Chakrabarti said he decided to run against the former House speaker, who is seeking a 21st term, after "watching Trump and Elon (Musk) freely unleash chaos in their illegal seizure of government." "It’s become clear to me that the Democratic Party needs new leadership," he wrote.

1 day ago · The former chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., is launching a primary campaign against Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. In his announcement, Saikat Chakrabarti said that the Democratic Party needs new leadership and that Pelosi should not be elected to a 21st term. See who ...

1 day ago · 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…

1 day ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, former chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, announced on X, formerly Twitter, that he plans to run in the 2026 Democratic primary against Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

13 hours ago · Saikat Chakrabarti is an Indian-American political adviser and software engineer, who previously served as chief of staff to Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He has now announced his candidacy to challenge former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for San Francisco’s congressional seat

1 day ago · Saikat Chakrabarti, ex-chief of staff for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has announced his challenge to Nancy Pelosi for her San Francisco seat, citing the need for new leadership in the Democratic Party.