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Who Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known for her initials, AOC, is an American activist and politician who has a net worth of $200,000. She serves as a U.S. Representative for the 14th congressional district of New York. This district covers the eastern area of The Bronx as well as some areas of north-central Queens.
AOC gained national recognition when she was victorious during the primary election of the Democratic Party in June 2018. She won against Joe Crowley, who was a 10-term incumbent.
At 29, she is the youngest woman to ever take office and serve in the U.S. Congress.
Personal Details
Celebrity Name: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Full Name: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Gender: Female
Birth Date: October 13, 1989
Birth Place: New York City, New York, US
Age: 30
Height: 1.63m
Weight: 50 kilos
Nationality: American
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Status: In a Relationship
Partner: Riley Roberts
Children: None
Profession: American activist and politician
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Net Worth: $200,000
Early Life
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was born on October 13, 1989, in The Bronx, New York City, to parents Sergio Ocasio and Bianca Ocasio-Cortez. She was raised as a Catholic and spent most of her childhood in The Bronx. She has one younger brother, Gabriel. Her father came from a Puerto Rican family and has lived in The Bronx as well. According to AOC, she also has a Sephardic Jewish heritage.
AOC went to Yorktown High School and graduated in 2007. During her school years, people who know her called her “Sandy.” She was part of the National Hispanic Institute’s Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session.
After graduating from high school, AOC attended Boston University. While studying, she became the LDZ Secretary of State. She was also an intern for Senator Ted Kennedy and worked with immigration issues and foreign affairs.
In 2008, her father died due to lung cancer, which led her to a long probate battle for her father’s estate.
Personal Life
After the death of her father, her grandmother and mother moved to Florida because of financial difficulties. She has family members still living in Puerto Rico, where her grandfather lived in a nursing home. He died when Hurricane Maria struck.
AOC talked about her Catholic faith and how it greatly helped her life as well as her campaign for criminal justice reform.
She lived in Parkchester with Riley Robers, a web developer, and her boyfriend, during the electoral campaign in 2018. She appeared in RuPaul’s Drag Race in a 2020 episode as a guest judge. A fun fact of the politician – During the coronavirus pandemic, AOC played League of Legends and currently achieved the Silver III rank.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Career
It was in 2016 that the political career of AOC started. She was the organizer of the 2016 presidential campaigns of Bernie Sanders. When she visited North Dakota, she got inspired to enter politics as she realized that running for office does not require power, social influence, and money.
She started her campaigns when she was still working as a bartender and waitress. She challenged Joe Crowley, a 10-term incumbent, making her first to challenge the politician. Even though she was having financial challenges, she was set to use a different strategy to win. She received a lot of support from the public and even got endorsements from various civil rights individuals and organizations.
She earned wide recognition after defeating Crowley in the primaries. She then was victorious after winning against Anthony Pappas. Because of her victory, she became even more known and appeared in many news and talk shows.
AOC is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and she fully accepts the label of democratic socialist as part of her political identity. According to her, democratic socialism is
“…a part of what I am. It’s not all of what I am. And I think that’s a very important distinction.”
AOC is a supporter of progressive policies, including a federal job guarantee, tuition-free public school and trade school, single-payer Medical for All, enacting gun-control policies, terminating the privatization of prisons, abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, guaranteed family leave, and the cancellation of all $1.6 trillion of student debt.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Awards and Achievements
When she was in her senior year high school, she won second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. As an honor to her, the asteroid 23238 Ocasio-Cortez was named after her by the MIT Lincoln Laboratory. In 2017, she was also named by Ernesto Nieto as the 2017 National Hispanic Institute Person of the Year. In 2019, AOC was awarded the Adelle Foley Award. In that same year, she was also included in BBC’s 100 Women.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Total Net Worth
To date, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has an estimated net worth of $200,000. Her wealth mostly comes from her political career. However, as a strong and well-supported congresswoman, it is expected that her net worth will continuously go up in the coming years.
