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'''Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez'''<ref>{{cite web |last=Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|title=The Courage to Change {{!}} Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|date=May 30, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq3QXIVR0bs&t=19s|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127000853/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq3QXIVR0bs&t=19s|archive-date=January 27, 2019|dead-url=no}}</ref> also known by her initials, '''AOC''', is an American politician who serves as the US Representative for New York's 14th congressional district. The district includes the eastern part of ''The Bronx'' and portions of north-central ''Queens'' in [[New York City]]. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. | '''Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez'''<ref>{{cite web |last=Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|title=The Courage to Change {{!}} Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|date=May 30, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq3QXIVR0bs&t=19s|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127000853/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq3QXIVR0bs&t=19s|archive-date=January 27, 2019|dead-url=no}}</ref> also known by her initials, '''AOC''', is an American politician who serves as the US Representative for New York's 14th congressional district. The district includes the eastern part of ''The Bronx'' and portions of north-central ''Queens'' in [[New York City]]. She is a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. | ||
| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | Ocasio-Cortez majored in International Relations and Economics at [[Boston University]], graduating ''cum laude'' in 2011. | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
'''AOC''' drew national recognition when she won the Democratic Party's primary election for New York's 14th congressional district on 26 June 2018, defeating the ten-term incumbent Congressman, Democratic Caucus Chair [[Joe Crowley]], in what was widely seen as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election primaries.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Murphy|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-primary-new-york/|title=A progressive insurgent just pulled off the biggest Democratic primary upset in years|work=Mother Jones |access-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627041545/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-primary-new-york/ |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Gregory|last=Krieg |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-new-york-14-primary/index.html|title=A 28-year-old Democratic Socialist just ousted a powerful, 10-term congressman in New York|publisher=CNN|location=Atlanta, Georgia|date=June 27, 2018 |access-date=June 27, 2018|quote=in the most shocking upset of a rollicking political season |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627022605/https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-new-york-14-primary/index.html |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/politics/takeaways-tuesday-primaries-crowley/index.html|title=The biggest night so far for progressives and other takeaways from Tuesday night's primaries|first=Dan |last=Merica |first2=Eric |last2=Bradner|date=June 27, 2018 |publisher=CNN |access-date=June 27, 2018|quote=It was the most shocking result of 2018's political season so far{{nbsp}}... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627163014/https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/politics/takeaways-tuesday-primaries-crowley/index.html |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/young-progressive-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-topples-old-boss-joe-crowley-in-democratic-primary-shocker|title=Young Progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Topples Old Boss Joe Crowley in Democratic Primary Shocker|last=Resnick|first=Gideon|date=June 27, 2018|publisher=The Daily Beast |access-date=June 27, 2018|quote=In one of the most shocking upsets in recent political history{{nbsp}}... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703221432/https://www.thedailybeast.com/young-progressive-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-topples-old-boss-joe-crowley-in-democratic-primary-shocker |archive-date=July 3, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Alex|last=Seitz-Wald|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/rep-joe-crowley-loses-28-year-old-newcomer-alexandria-ocasio-n886851|title=High-ranking Democrat ousted in stunning primary loss to newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|publisher=NBC News |date=June 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627143539/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/rep-joe-crowley-loses-28-year-old-newcomer-alexandria-ocasio-n886851 |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |dead-url=no |access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> She beat Republican opponent Anthony Pappas in the 6 November 2018 General Election, and at age 29, became the youngest woman ever to serve in the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/politics/ocasio-cortez-youngest-woman-ever/index.html|title=Ocasio-Cortez to be youngest woman ever elected to Congress|accessdate=November 6, 2018|publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107064936/https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/politics/ocasio-cortez-youngest-woman-ever/index.html|archive-date=November 7, 2018|dead-url=no |first=Eli |last=Watkins }}</ref> Ocasio-Cortez has been noted for her substantial [[social media]] presence relative to her fellow members of Congress. | '''AOC''' drew national recognition when she won the Democratic Party's primary election for New York's 14th congressional district on 26 June 2018, defeating the ten-term incumbent Congressman, Democratic Caucus Chair [[Joe Crowley]], in what was widely seen as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election primaries.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tim|last=Murphy|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-primary-new-york/|title=A progressive insurgent just pulled off the biggest Democratic primary upset in years|work=Mother Jones |access-date=June 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627041545/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-primary-new-york/ |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Gregory|last=Krieg |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-new-york-14-primary/index.html|title=A 28-year-old Democratic Socialist just ousted a powerful, 10-term congressman in New York|publisher=CNN|location=Atlanta, Georgia|date=June 27, 2018 |access-date=June 27, 2018|quote=in the most shocking upset of a rollicking political season |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627022605/https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-new-york-14-primary/index.html |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/politics/takeaways-tuesday-primaries-crowley/index.html|title=The biggest night so far for progressives and other takeaways from Tuesday night's primaries|first=Dan |last=Merica |first2=Eric |last2=Bradner|date=June 27, 2018 |publisher=CNN |access-date=June 27, 2018|quote=It was the most shocking result of 2018's political season so far{{nbsp}}... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627163014/https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/politics/takeaways-tuesday-primaries-crowley/index.html |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/young-progressive-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-topples-old-boss-joe-crowley-in-democratic-primary-shocker|title=Young Progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Topples Old Boss Joe Crowley in Democratic Primary Shocker|last=Resnick|first=Gideon|date=June 27, 2018|publisher=The Daily Beast |access-date=June 27, 2018|quote=In one of the most shocking upsets in recent political history{{nbsp}}... |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703221432/https://www.thedailybeast.com/young-progressive-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-topples-old-boss-joe-crowley-in-democratic-primary-shocker |archive-date=July 3, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Alex|last=Seitz-Wald|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/rep-joe-crowley-loses-28-year-old-newcomer-alexandria-ocasio-n886851|title=High-ranking Democrat ousted in stunning primary loss to newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|publisher=NBC News |date=June 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627143539/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/rep-joe-crowley-loses-28-year-old-newcomer-alexandria-ocasio-n886851 |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |dead-url=no |access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> She beat Republican opponent Anthony Pappas in the 6 November 2018 General Election, and at age 29, became the youngest woman ever to serve in the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/politics/ocasio-cortez-youngest-woman-ever/index.html|title=Ocasio-Cortez to be youngest woman ever elected to Congress|accessdate=November 6, 2018|publisher=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107064936/https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/politics/ocasio-cortez-youngest-woman-ever/index.html|archive-date=November 7, 2018|dead-url=no |first=Eli |last=Watkins }}</ref> Ocasio-Cortez has been noted for her substantial [[social media]] presence relative to her fellow members of Congress. | ||
| + | ==Connections== | ||
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the [[Democratic Socialists of America]], and she and [[Rashida Tlaib]] are the first two members of the group in the [[US Congress]]. She advocates a progressive platform that includes ''Medicare For All'', a federal jobs guarantee, a proposed ''Green New Deal'', abolishing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, free public college and trade school, and a 70% marginal tax rate for incomes above $10 million. Before running for Congress, she served as an educational director for the 2017 Northeast Collegiate World Series for the ''National Hispanic Institute'' and worked as a waitress and bartender. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the [[Democratic Socialists of America]], and she and [[Rashida Tlaib]] are the first two members of the group in the [[US Congress]]. She advocates a progressive platform that includes ''Medicare For All'', a federal jobs guarantee, a proposed ''Green New Deal'', abolishing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, free public college and trade school, and a 70% marginal tax rate for incomes above $10 million. Before running for Congress, she served as an educational director for the 2017 Northeast Collegiate World Series for the ''National Hispanic Institute'' and worked as a waitress and bartender. | ||
| − | + | ==Fraud allegation== | |
| + | In August 2019.<ref>https://galaxynewsexpress.com/blog/busted-ocasio-cortez-gets-nailed-for-financial-fraud-ethics-violation/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:47, 9 August 2019
 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez    (politician) | |
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| Born | 13 October 1989 |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[1] also known by her initials, AOC, is an American politician who serves as the US Representative for New York's 14th congressional district. The district includes the eastern part of The Bronx and portions of north-central Queens in New York City. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Background
Ocasio-Cortez majored in International Relations and Economics at Boston University, graduating cum laude in 2011.
Career
AOC drew national recognition when she won the Democratic Party's primary election for New York's 14th congressional district on 26 June 2018, defeating the ten-term incumbent Congressman, Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley, in what was widely seen as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election primaries.[2][3][4][5][6] She beat Republican opponent Anthony Pappas in the 6 November 2018 General Election, and at age 29, became the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress.[7] Ocasio-Cortez has been noted for her substantial social media presence relative to her fellow members of Congress.
Connections
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and she and Rashida Tlaib are the first two members of the group in the US Congress. She advocates a progressive platform that includes Medicare For All, a federal jobs guarantee, a proposed Green New Deal, abolishing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, free public college and trade school, and a 70% marginal tax rate for incomes above $10 million. Before running for Congress, she served as an educational director for the 2017 Northeast Collegiate World Series for the National Hispanic Institute and worked as a waitress and bartender.
Fraud allegation
In August 2019.[8]
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References
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