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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• Boston University - Bachelor's, economics and international relations, cum laude (2007-2011)

  Activities and notes: Lorenzo de Zavala Secretary of State; John F. Lopez Fellow

• Yorktown High School (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) - Diploma (2003-2007)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  14th Congressional District of New York
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 68.27%

  Democrat
  John C. Cummings, 26.13%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  14th Congressional District of New York
  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 78.00%

  Democrat
  Anthony Pappas, 14.00%

  Republican
  Joseph Crowley (Joe), 7.00%

  Working Families
  Elizabeth Perri, 1.00%

  Conservative

Employment History

• Bernie 2016 (2016)
  Bernard Sanders (Bernie)

  Volunteer

• Flats Fix Taco Y Tequila Bar (Manhattan, N.Y.)

  Bartender

• National Hispanic Institute

  Educator

• GAGEis Inc.

  Lead Educational Strategist

• Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)

  Intern

Associated Organizations

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc.

  Member, Advisory Council

• Brook Avenue Press

• Courage to Change

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress (New York)

Awards

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Democracy Award for Innovation and Modernization (Congressional Management Foundation) (April 2020)

• Democracy Award for "Life in Congress" Workplace Environment (Congressional Management Foundation) (April 2020)

• Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (March 2019)

• Person of the Year (National Hispanic Institute) (2017)

Activities and Interests

• Languages: Spanish
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
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  Email, scheduling:
  aoc.schedule@mail.house.gov
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  Email, press:
  aocpress@mail.house.gov
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  Email, press:
  aoc.press@mail.house.gov

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	250 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-3214
Phone:	202-225-3965

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Privately Financed Travel

2 trips taken in 2023 costing $23,227

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Natural Resources Committee
House Natural Resources Committee Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, Ranking Member
• House Oversight and Accountability Committee
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Health Care and Financial Services Subcommittee

Caucuses

• Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus
• Congressional Bangladesh Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional High Speed and Passenger Rail Modernization Caucus
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus
• Congressional Labor Caucus
• Congressional Medicare for All Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Congressional Progressive Caucus Climate Crisis Task Force, Chair
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Democratic Women’s Caucus
• Future of Transportation Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
• International Workers' Rights Caucus
• Public Works and Infrastructure Caucus
• Quiet Skies Caucus
• Task Force on Artificial Intelligence

Caught Our Eye

• BoA quietly adds Democratic House Small Business staffer

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 17, 2022
  When Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R-Ind.) bragged during a Financial Services Committee hearing about one of his staffers moving to Bank of America, fellow committee member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was quick to call out the congressman on Twitter. What AOC probably doesn't know is that the banking giant had also quietly picked up a Democratic staffer from the House Small Business Committee around the same time. read more

• Former Rep. Joe Crowley makes lobbying debut

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 19, 2021
  Squire Patton Boggs has made a first-time lobbyist out of former Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.). read more

• AOC chief heads to State Department

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 12, 2021
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has lost her chief of staff to the State Department. read more

• In AOC's office, top aide makes the least

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 9, 2019
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made headlines in February for announcing staff pay in her office would begin at a "living wage" of $52,000 and that top staff would be capped at $80,000. But she didn't disclose that her lowest-paid staffer was actually her highest ranking. read more

• Freshman members have some of the best-educated offices in Congress - and some of the worst

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 1, 2019
  Half of Congress's ten most-educated staff rosters belong to freshman members. Of those with the ten lowest education levels, three are freshman offices. read more

• Facebook adds House Democratic Caucus digital director

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Dec. 13, 2018
  As the tech giant faces continued fire in D.C. over issues of transparency and user privacy, Facebook has added a House Democratic Caucus communicator to help smooth over relations with the government. read more

• Congress hiring most paid interns in years

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Dec. 10, 2018
  Congress hired more paid interns in 2018 than in any year since 2011 — but still far fewer than every year in the preceding decade. read more

• Incoming members of Congress take to Twitter

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Dec. 3, 2018
  Before they take to Congress next month, incoming members are taking to Twitter. read more

• Running as outsiders, some were insiders

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 13, 2018
  Rep.-elect Sean Casten's (D-Ill.) status as a political outsider helped to propel him to victory last Tuesday. But, like several other incoming members of the 116th Congress's freshman class, Casten isn't entirely the outsider that he’s made himself out to be. read more