Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Born in the Bronx

Summary

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was born on October 13, 1989, in the Bronx, New York City. She spent part of her childhood in Yorktown Heights, graduated from Boston University, and worked in community and political organizing before seeking federal office. In 2018, she defeated a long-serving incumbent in the Democratic primary for New York’s 14th Congressional District and then won the general election. Taking office in 2019, she became, at that time, the youngest woman ever elected to the United States Congress. Ocasio-Cortez has become a prominent figure in the Democratic Party’s progressive wing and has advocated policies involving climate change, health care, housing, labor, and economic inequality. She has also served on House committees dealing with financial services, oversight, natural resources, and energy and commerce. As a living officeholder, her political influence and legislative record continue to develop.