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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Joe Crowley
Personal details
Born	October 13, 1989 (age 29) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Boston University (BA)
Website	House website

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (/oʊˌkɑːsioʊ kɔːrˈtɛz/; Spanish: [oˈkasjo koɾˈtes];[1] born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials, AOC,[2][3] is an American politician and activist.[4][5] A member of the Democratic Party, she has been the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2019. The district includes the eastern part of The Bronx and portions of north-central Queens in New York City.

On June 26, 2018, Ocasio-Cortez drew national recognition when she won the Democratic Party's primary election for New York's 14th congressional district, 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.[11]She beat Republican opponent Anthony Pappas in the November 6, 2018 general election, and at age 29, became the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress.[12]

Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[13] Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib are the first two members of the group in Congress. She advocates for a progressive platform that includes Medicare For All, a federal jobs guarantee, guaranteed family leave, establishing a Green New Deal, abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, free public college and trade school, infrastructure projects for renewable energy, 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. Ocasio-Cortez majored in international relations and economics at Boston University, graduating cum laude in 2011.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING: SHE HAS SOME GOOD IDEAS BUT THROWING OUT CAPITALISM IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

Ocasio-Cortez is a self-described democratic socialist[127] and member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[13] She believes capitalism will gradually be replaced.[citation needed] In response to a question about democratic socialism ultimately calling for an end to capitalism during a Firing Line interview on PBS, she answered: "Ultimately, we are marching towards progress on this issue. I do think that we are going to see an evolution in our economic system of an unprecedented degree, and it’s hard to say what direction that takes."[128]

She rejects the policies of Cuba, the USSR and Venezuela, and favors policies that "most closely resemble what we see in the U.K., in Norway, in Finland, in Sweden."[129][130]

Ocasio-Cortez supports progressive policies such as single-payer Medicare for All, tuition-free public college and trade school,[131] a federal job guarantee,[132]guaranteed family leave,[133] abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,[134] ending the privatization of prisons, enacting gun-control policies,[135]and energy policy relying on 100% renewables.[136] She is open to using Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) as an economic pathway that could provide funding and enable implementation of these goals.[137]

SHE WANTS TO THROW TRUMP OUT THE WINDOW. THAT'S A VERY GOOD THING.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) questions Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen on documents related to the President and his finances.