A Republican who plans to challenge Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her congressional seat in 2020 has opened an early salvo in the race.

Rich Valdes, a producer for the Mark Levin Show, spoke before an audience of about 100 people at Queens Village Republican Club on Thursday evening.

'AOC (All Out Crazy) wants to establish a new Soviet Republic. I believe in capitalism over socialism. Her misguided policies don't represent the district,' he said, according to the New York Post.

Republican Rich Valdes (left), a producer for the Mark Levin Show, plans to run against Ocasio-Cortez (right) for Congress in 2020 despite her heavily liberal district

Valdes continued: 'She's great at fundraising but not at constituent services. Ask around, most constituents don't think climate change is a number one issue.'

A former aide to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Valdes lives in New Jersey, but says he plans to move to the New York district, which spans Queens and the Bronx and tilts heavily Democratic.

Ocasio-Cortez won the district with 78 per cent of the vote in the general after knocking out ten-term Democrat incumbent Joe Crowley in a shock primary upset.

Valdes, a conservative and producer for The Mark Levin Show, lives in New Jersey but says he plans to move to the New York district in order to challenge Ocasio-Cortez

The Queens Village Republican Club, which boasts that it is the oldest continuously active Republican club, is mostly active in the suburban areas of Queens, far outside of the 14th Congressional District that Ocasio-Cortez represents.

Valdes admits that he is a 'carpetbagger' in the 2020 race but insists that he is more in touch with the citizens of the district.

'People see me and they say 'wow' we see you more than we see her!' he said. 'That's interesting for a carpetbagger.'

He added: 'I know I speak better Spanish than her.'