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'''Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez''' (born October 13, 1989) is an American [[Activism|activist]], [[Community organizing|community organizer]], and [[ |
'''Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez''' (born October 13, 1989) is an American [[Activism|activist]], [[Community organizing|community organizer]], and [[Social democracy|social-democratic]] politician. On June 26, 2018, Ocasio-Cortez won the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] primary in [[New York's 14th congressional district]], defeating the incumbent, [[Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives|Democratic Caucus Chair]] [[Joseph Crowley]], in what has been described as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-primary-new-york/|title=A progressive insurgent just pulled off the biggest Democratic primary upset in years|work=Mother Jones|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-joe-crowley-new-york-14-primary/index.html|title=A 28-year-old Democratic Socialist just ousted a powerful, 10-term congressman in New York|last=CNN|first=Gregory Krieg,|date=|work=CNN|access-date=2018-06-27|quote="...in the most shocking upset of a rollicking political season."}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/27/politics/takeaways-tuesday-primaries-crowley/index.html|title=The biggest night so far for progressives and other takeaways from Tuesday night's primaries|last=CNN|first=Dan Merica and Eric Bradner,|date=|work=CNN|access-date=2018-06-27|quote="It was the most shocking result of 2018's political season so far..."}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/young-progressive-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-topples-old-boss-joe-crowley-in-democratic-primary-shocker|title=Young Progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Topples Old Boss Joe Crowley in Democratic Primary Shocker|last=Resnick|first=Gideon|date=2018-06-27|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=2018-06-27|language=en|quote="In one of the most shocking upsets in recent political history..."}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/rep-joe-crowley-loses-28-year-old-newcomer-alexandria-ocasio-n886851|title=High-ranking Democrat ousted in stunning primary loss to newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez|last=Seitz-Wald|first=Alex|date=June 26, 2018|website=NBC News|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the [[Democratic Socialists of America]], and has been endorsed by a variety of politically progressive organizations and individuals. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Born | Bronx, New York, U.S. | October 13, 1989
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Boston University (BA) |
Website | ocasio2018 |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born October 13, 1989) is an American activist, community organizer, and social-democratic politician. On June 26, 2018, Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic primary in New York's 14th congressional district, defeating the incumbent, Democratic Caucus Chair Joseph Crowley, in what has been described as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election season.[1][2][3][4][5] Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and has been endorsed by a variety of politically progressive organizations and individuals.
Early life and education
Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Bronx, New York City.[6] Her mother is from Puerto Rico and her father was born in the Bronx.[7] She attended Yorktown High School from 2003 to 2007,[8] and, while there, won second prize in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, with a research project on microbiology. As a result, the Lincoln Laboratory at MIT named a small asteroid after her: 23238 Ocasio-Cortez.[9]
While a student at Boston University, Ocasio-Cortez was an intern in the immigration office of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.[10] Her father died in 2008. Following his death, her family became "locked in a years-long probate battle with the Westchester County Surrogate's Court, which processes the estates of people who died without a will."[11]
Ocasio-Cortez graduated from Boston University in 2011, where she majored in economics and international relations. After college, she moved back to the Bronx and supported her mother by bartending at Flats Fix taqueria in Union Square, Manhattan, and working as a waitress. She was also employed as an educator in the nonprofit National Hispanic Institute.[12][13] She worked as an organizer for Bernie Sanders in his 2016 presidential campaign.[14]
2018 U.S. House campaign
A member of the Democratic Socialists of America,[15] Ocasio-Cortez was endorsed by progressive and civil rights organizations such as MoveOn,[16] Justice Democrats,[17] Brand New Congress,[18] Black Lives Matter,[19] and Democracy for America.[14] She was also endorsed by gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, who is also challenging a long-time incumbent, Andrew Cuomo.[20] Two days before the primary election, she attended a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) child-detention center in Tornillo, Texas.[21]
Ocasio-Cortez was the first Democrat to challenge Democratic Caucus Chair Joseph Crowley to a primary race since 2004. She faced a significant financial disadvantage, but said, "You can't really beat big money with more money. You have to beat them with a totally different game."[11] The Ocasio-Cortez campaign spent only $300,000; her opponent spent $3 million.[22] She won with 57.5 per cent of the vote to Crowley's 42.5 per cent, defeating the 10-term incumbent with a 15-percentage-point vote advantage.[23] Governor Andrew Cuomo endorsed Crowley over Ocasio-Cortez. Crowley also received the endorsement of both of New York's US Senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as eleven other congresspeople, 32 local elected officials, 27 trade unions, and progressive groups such as the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood, the Working Families Party of New York, NARAL and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, among others.[24]
Time magazine called her victory "the biggest upset of the 2018 elections so far";[15] CNN issued similar sentiments.[2] Crowley's loss was described in The New York Times as "a shocking primary defeat on Tuesday, the most significant loss for a Democratic incumbent in more than a decade, and one that will reverberate across the party and the country."[14] The Guardian called her victory "one of the biggest upsets in recent American political history".[25] She has not previously held an elected office,[7] and her campaign video began with her saying "women like me aren’t supposed to run for office."[26] Jonathan Martin of The New York Times cited coverage by The Intercept as a major factor in her victory.[27]
At 28 years old, Ocasio-Cortez is one of the youngest nominees for Congress. If elected, she could become the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. That distinction is currently held by New York Republican Elise Stefanik, who was elected at age 30 in 2014.[28][a] Ocasio-Cortez will be 29 at the start of the 116th Congress.
Several commentators noted the similarities between Ocasio-Cortez's victory over Crowley and Dave Brat's victory over Eric Cantor in the Republican primary for Virginia's 7th congressional district in 2014.[29][30][31][32][33] Like Crowley, Cantor was a high-ranking member in his party's caucus.
Political positions
Ocasio-Cortez is a democratic socialist, supporting Medicare for All, a Jobs Guarantee, ending the privatization of prisons, and enacting gun-control policies.[34] Ocasio-Cortez has criticized Israel's foreign policy, calling the killing of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border on May 14, 2018, a "massacre".[35] She supports abolishing ICE, and has said that ICE is running "black sites".[36] Ocasio-Cortez campaigned on a platform of Medicare for All, a federal jobs guarantee, and tuition-free public college.[37][38]
Notes
- ^ Stefanik won the election at age 30. Prior to Stefanik, the youngest woman to win an election to Congress was Elizabeth Holtzman, who was 31 when she was first elected, in 1973.[28]
References
- ^ "A progressive insurgent just pulled off the biggest Democratic primary upset in years". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ a b CNN, Gregory Krieg,. "A 28-year-old Democratic Socialist just ousted a powerful, 10-term congressman in New York". CNN. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
...in the most shocking upset of a rollicking political season.
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It was the most shocking result of 2018's political season so far...
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In one of the most shocking upsets in recent political history...
- ^ Seitz-Wald, Alex (June 26, 2018). "High-ranking Democrat ousted in stunning primary loss to newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez". NBC News. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "Meet Alexandria". Ocasio 2018: Vote June 26th.
- ^ a b Wang, Vivian (June 27, 2018). "Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? A Democratic Giant Slayer". New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Malloy, Daniel (June 23, 2018). "This Berniecrat Aims to Unseat a Queens Power Broker". Ozy. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ Joyce, A.P. (February 28, 2018). "Meet the young progressive Latina trying to oust one of the most powerful Democrats in the House". Mic. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ a b "A Primary Against the Machine: a Bronx Activist Looks to Dethrone Joseph Crowley, The King of Queens". The Intercept. May 22, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Ma, Alexandra (2018-06-27). "Meet Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the millennial, socialist political novice who beat her establishment Democrat rival in a huge electoral upset". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ Ruiz-Grossman, Sarah (June 4, 2018). "How This Young Latina Candidate Is Shaking Up A New York Congressional Race". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c Goldmacher, Shane; Martin, Jonathan (June 26, 2018). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Defeats Joseph Crowley in Major Democratic House Upset". New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Elliott, Philip (June 26, 2018). "How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Pulled Off the Biggest Upset of 2018". Time. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ Chamberlain, Samuel (June 26, 2018). "Rep. Joe Crowley defeated in Democratic primary upset by newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez". Fox News.
- ^ "Justice Democrats: Candidates". JusticeDemocrats.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Brand New Congress Official Candidates". BrandNewCongress.org. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Raina, Lipsitz (June 22, 2018). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights the Power". The Nation. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ A.P., Joyce (June 26, 2018). "Insurgent progressive candidates Cynthia Nixon and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rally togehter". Mic. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Neuman, Scott (June 27, 2018). "Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?". NPR. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "New York District 14 2018 Race". Open Secrets. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Millennial beats veteran Democrat". BBC. June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
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(help) - ^ "Endorsements: Joe Crowley for Congress". Retrieved June 27, 2018.
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(help) - ^ Jacobs, Ben (June 26, 2018). "Democrats see major upset as socialist beats top-ranking US congressman: Joe Crowley, 10-term Democrat expected to be party's next House leader, loses to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, in New York". The Guardian. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ Weigel, David (June 27, 2018). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Democrat who challenged her party's establishment — and won". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Jonathan Martin [@jmartNYT] (June 27, 2018). "Seems clear: @ryangrim and the Intercept just got their first big scalp a la Breitbart w Eric Cantor" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b ABC News. "Elise Stefanik, the Youngest Woman Ever Elected to Congress – ABC News". ABC News. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
- ^ Godfrey, Elaine (June 27, 2018). "A Shocking Insurgent Victory in New York". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
Crowley hadn't had a challenge from a member of his own party since 2004, and his loss drew comparisons to that of House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor in 2014, when he was defeated by tea-party candidate Dave Brat.
- ^ Kilgore, Ed (June 26, 2018). "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ousts Joe Crowley, a Top House Democrat, in Stunning Upset". New York. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
In a shocker that is already being compared to the 2014 primary loss by then–House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus (the fourth-ranking leadership position among House Democrats), ten-term veteran Joe Crowley has been upset by 28-year-old first-time candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Bronx-Queens 14th congressional district.
- ^ Holmes, Jack (June 27, 2018). "This Ad Shows What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Victory Really Means". Esquire. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
It may be an indication of a seismic shift in Democratic politics, not unlike House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's defeat by Tea Party challenger Dave Brat in 2014.
- ^ Stetler, Brian (June 27, 2018). "Progressive media saw the Ocasio-Cortez upset coming". CNN. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Steiger, Kay (June 27, 2018). "A top House Democrat lost his primary — to a socialist". Vox Media. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
For those who closely watch elections, this is the biggest primary upset since David Brat defeated then-majority leader Eric Cantor in 2014. Brat ran on a campaign of depicting Cantor as a creature of Washington rather than a true representative of the district.
- ^ "A top House Democrat just lost his primary — to a socialist". Vox. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Democrat Who Slammed Israel for Gaza Killings Is Shock Winner of New York Primary". Haaretz. June 27, 2018.
- ^ Crookston, Paul (27 June 2018). "Dem Candidate Who Beat Crowley: DHS Operates Border 'Black Sites'". Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Pazmino, Gloria (June 15, 2018). "Crowley, Ocasio-Cortez argue future of the Democratic party in first and only primary debate". Politico. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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(help) - ^ Stein, Jeff (2018-06-27). "Analysis | Ocasio-Cortez beat Joe Crowley campaigning on Medicare for all, guaranteed jobs and abolishing ICE". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
Further reading
- Cillizza, Chris (June 26, 2018). "4 major lessons from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's titanic upset in New York". CNN. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- Krieg, Gregory (June 27, 2018). "Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?". CNN. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- Paiella, Gabriella (June 25, 2018). "Meet the 28-Year-Old at the Center of One of This Year's Most Exciting Primaries". The Cut. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- Stein, Jeff (June 27, 2018). "Analysis – Ocasio-Cortez beat Joe Crowley campaigning on Medicare for all, guaranteed jobs and abolishing ICE". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.