Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever elected to the United States Congress, having taken office at the age of 29.
She has been praised for having a large social media presence in comparison to her colleagues in Congress. Ocasio-Cortez graduated with honors from Boston University, where she double-majored in international relations and economics. Before standing for Congress in 2018, she was an activist and worked as a waiter and bartender.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez height: How tall is AOC?
Ocasio-Cortez is 5 feet 6 inches tall.
On June 26, 2018, she won the Democratic Party’s primary election for New York’s 14th congressional district, garnering nationwide attention. In what was largely regarded as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election primaries, she beat Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley, a 10-term incumbent.
She comfortably defeated Republican Anthony Pappas in the general election in November. She was re-elected in 2020, beating John Cummings.
How much does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez weigh?
She weighs 69 kg as of 2022.
Ocasio-Cortez offered an anti-poverty policy plan (packaged as “A Just Society”) in September 2019 that would include the cost of childcare, health care, and “new needs” like Internet connectivity when evaluating poverty. The idea would limit yearly rent increases and ensure that persons with criminal records and unauthorized immigrants have access to social welfare programs.
According to the United States Census Bureau, around 40 million Americans live in poverty.
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