Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, Democrat, of East Elmhurst, NY; born in New York City, NY, October 13, 1989; education: B.A., international relations and economics, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2011; professional history: community organizer; organizer, Bernie Sanders for President; educational director, National Hispanic Institute; founder, Brook Avenue Press; Foreign Affairs and Immigration Liaison Constituent Services, Office of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy; bartender; waitress front of house manager; election history: elected to the 116th Congress on November 6, 2018; reelected to each succeeding Congress.