AOC Spent $19,000 In Campaign Cash On A Psychiatrist
Mar 21 2026
Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign paid nearly $19,000 to a psychiatrist known for ketamine treatments last year, listing the payments as “leadership training and consulting.”
Ocasio-Cortez’s committee sent three payments to Dr. Brian Boyle totaling $18,725 across 2025, according to Federal Election Commission records. The disbursements were $11,550 in March, $2,800 in May and $4,375 in October.
Boyle serves as Chief Psychiatric Officer at Stella, a mental health clinic chain with more than 20 locations, according to the company’s website. He trained at Harvard Medical School and spent nine years as an attending psychiatrist at McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Stella offers ketamine-assisted therapy, Spravato (an FDA-approved esketamine nasal spray), transcranial magnetic stimulation and stellate ganglion blocks.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/21/aoc-spent-19000-campaign-cash-psychiatrist-ketamine/