U.S. Representative
New York-14 (D)
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez U.S. Representative New York-14 (D) |
Biographical Information |
| ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, a Representative from New York; born in New York City, Bronx County, N.Y., October 13, 1989; graduated from Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., 2007; B.A., Boston University, Boston, Mass., 2011; community organizer; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress (January 3, 2019-present) after defeating Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Joseph Crowley in the primary; youngest woman ever elected to Congress; reelected in 2020 and to each succeeding Congress. |