Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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CHAPTER 1 CONGRESSWOMAN OCASIO CORTEZ Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is a political activist from New York City New York She is best known for her surprise victory in the 2018 primary election This win led to her election to the US Congress In 2019 Ocasio Cortez became the representative of New York's Fourteenth Congressional District This district includes the areas of northern Queens and eastern Bronx where Ocasio Cortez was born Ocasio Cortez was proud to represent her home district But she was also making history When she was elected Ocasio Cortez was only 29 years old This made her the youngest woman ever to be elected to US Congress Ocasio Cortez's success surprised politicians Many hadn't expected her to inspire so much support Ocasio Cortez was surprised too Growing up she and her family had struggled to make ends meet Nobody expected a Bronx native with Puerto Rican roots to become congresswoman before her thirtieth birthday