Ocasio 2021 Campaign
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offers internships in both her Washington D.C. And Jackson Heights offices. Both internship programs run throughout the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. DC and District Office Interns are compensated at a rate of $15/hour, unless sponsored by an outside organization also compensating at a rate of $15/hour. The Justice Department revealed new charges against a Texas man who allegedly participated in the Capitol attack and posted online death threats against Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
It was a nice campaign message, but it was never the goal. If you look at the Democrat coalition, it requires a common enemy. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 14, 2021. Ocasio-Cortez's campaign was featured on the cover of the June 2018 edition of The Indypendent, a free New York City-based monthly newspaper. In a tweet she hailed the cover appearance on 'NYC's classic monthly' as an important breakthrough for her campaign. Otherwise Ocasio-Cortez was barely mentioned in print until her primary win.
Critics blast Rep. Ocasio-Cortez for leaving Biden out of convention speech
The New York Post reports Rep. Ocasio-Cortez nominates Bernie Sanders and snubs Joe Biden in DNC address; Former Obama campaign spokesperson Zach Friend reacts on ‘America’s Newsroom.’
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running for reelection in the state’s 14th district, after an astonishing rise in political popularity following her grassroots campaign in the 2018 election cycle.
While Ocasio-Cortez is largely favored to win the race, it has become the second most-expensive House race in the U.S., as reported by The New York Times.
Ocasio-Cortez is running against Bronx, N.Y., native John Cummings, who served as a school teacher in the area, as well as a member of the New York Police Department.
Here are three things to know about Ocasio-Cortez:
Youngest woman elected to Congress
After Ocasio-Cortez won her seat in the House of Representatives in 2018, she went on to become the youngest woman ever to serve in Congress at the age of 29.
Her win in the June 2018 primary, where she unseated 10-term incumbent Joe Crowley, was considered a political upset.
Prior to her candidacy, Ocasio-Cortez was a waitress and a bartender and has publicly talked about her working-class roots. She is the daughter of Puerto Rican parents.
Democratic socialist
Ocasio-Cortez is a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist, who has aligned herself closely with many of the policies of Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and had previously endorsed Sanders for president while he was running.
She has supported 'Medicare-for-all,' free college tuition, student loan forgiveness, the Green New Deal and a 70% marginal tax rate on the wealthiest Americans.
The Squad
Ocasio 2021 Campaign Contributions
Ocasio-Cortez has also become known as a member of the so-called “Squad” in Congress, which includes Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.; Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.; and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.
Ocasio 2021 Campaign Logo
President Trump regularly uses the term, referring to the progressive group of first-term minority female lawmakers who sometimes challenge the ideas of House Speaker Nancy Pelosr, D-Calif., and the Democratic establishment.