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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (/ oʊ ˌ k ɑː s i oʊ k ɔːr ˈ t ɛ z / ⓘ oh-KAH-see-oh kor-TEZ, Spanish: [aleɣˈsandɾja oˈkasjo koɾˈtes]; born October 13, 1989), also known as AOC, is an American politician and activist serving since 2019 as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district. She is a member of the ...
Ocasio-Cortez began her campaign in April 2017 [4] while waiting tables and tending bar at Flats Fix, a taqueria in New York City's Union Square. [5] "For 80 percent of this campaign, I operated out of a paper grocery bag hidden behind that bar," she told Bon Appétit. [14] Ocasio-Cortez was the first person since 2004 to challenge Crowley in a ...
New York's 14th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City, represented by Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The district includes the eastern part of The Bronx and part of north-central Queens.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; 0–9. 2018 New York's 14th congressional district election; 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York;
Courage to Change is an American political action committee launched by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to elect progressive challenger candidates. [1] The PAC was first announced in January 2020 [2] and the next month, endorsed seven women running for congressional seats. [3]
Knock Down the House is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Rachel Lears. [1] It revolves around the 2018 congressional primary campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush and Paula Jean Swearengin, four progressive Democrats endorsed by Justice Democrats and Brand New Congress who ran in that year's midterm elections.
The group states that they got their inspiration from the Sunrise Movement and the work that congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has done in the US. Group members have met with Zack Exley , co-founder of the progressive group Justice Democrats , to learn from the experiences that he and Ocasio-Cortez have had in working for the Green New ...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was once again the subject of a viral roast campaign after an unhinged rant on the House of Representatives floor on Tuesday. Ocasio-Cortez spoke out against ...