Ballotpedia, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria is originally from the Bronx. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics and international relations from Boston University.

Alexandria founded Brook Avenue Press, a children's book publisher. She previously worked in former Sen. Ted Kennedy's (D-Mass.) foreign affairs and immigration office, as an educational director for the National Hispanic Institute, and in the restaurant business.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez currently serves as a U.S. Representative in Congressional District 14. She was first elected in 2018 and is in her 3rd term. She is a former volunteer organizer for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. 

Introduced the Place to Prosper Act, which would prevent certain landlords from increasing rents above 3% annually.

Supports legislation for gender-equal pay and for reducing discrimination against women in the workplace.

Supports legislation that will create a living wage union job for "everyone who wants one."

Believes that workers in industries that emit large quantities of greenhouse gases, including the fossil fuel, automotive, and manufacturing industries, among others, should have"first dibs" on jobs in the renewable energy sector.

Supports incentives for local communities to build more affordable housing.

- Introduced the Place to Prosper Act, which would prevent certain landlords from increasing rents above 3% annually.
- Supports legislation for gender-equal pay and for reducing discrimination against women in the workplace.
- Supports legislation that will create a living wage union job for "everyone who wants one."
- Believes that workers in industries that emit large quantities of greenhouse gases, including the fossil fuel, automotive, and manufacturing industries, among others, should have"first dibs" on jobs in the renewable energy sector.
- Supports incentives for local communities to build more affordable housing.

Economy

Supports reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which first acknowledged domestic violence and sexual assault as crimes and provided federal resources to encourage community-coordinated responses to combating violence against women.

Believes in ending "qualified immunity" for police officers. 

Supported legislation that would abolish the death penalty, end cash bail, and end mandatory minimum sentences.

Introduced legislation that would grant anyone in need access to the "social safety net" even if they had prior involvement with the criminal justice system.

- Supports reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which first acknowledged domestic violence and sexual assault as crimes and provided federal resources to encourage community-coordinated responses to combating violence against women.
- Believes in ending "qualified immunity" for police officers. 
- Supported legislation that would abolish the death penalty, end cash bail, and end mandatory minimum sentences.
- Introduced legislation that would grant anyone in need access to the "social safety net" even if they had prior involvement with the criminal justice system.

Public Safety

Supports expanding the Medicare program to cover all Americans, which will "negotiate lower prices for drugs and medical equipment as well as curb the astronomically high administrative salaries."

- Supports expanding the Medicare program to cover all Americans, which will "negotiate lower prices for drugs and medical equipment as well as curb the astronomically high administrative salaries."
- Supports abortion access.

Healthcare

Supports the Green New Deal, which will invest in renewable energy and aims to reduce carbon emissions by 2030 to half of their 2010 levels.

- Supports the Green New Deal, which will invest in renewable energy and aims to reduce carbon emissions by 2030 to half of their 2010 levels.

Energy & the Environment

Believes in expanding eligibility for social safety net programs to all persons in need.

Introduced the Embrace Act, which ensured anyone in need was eligible for social safety net programs.

Believes that Congress needs to take back "the right to declare war..."

- Introduced the Embrace Act, which ensured anyone in need was eligible for social safety net programs.
- Believes that Congress needs to take back "the right to declare war..."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2023

Co-sponsored the John. R Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2023, which would require certain states and jurisdictions to recieve clearance from the Justice Department for any changes in their voting procedures.

- Co-sponsored the John. R Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2023, which would require certain states and jurisdictions to recieve clearance from the Justice Department for any changes in their voting procedures.

Voting & Elections

Supports tuition-free public colleges and trade schools and forgiving federal and private student loans.

Co-sponsored the  Student Debt Cancellation Act, which forgives outstanding federal and private student loans of all previous and current students in the education system.

Supports tuition free public college and trade schools. 

Supports adequate funding for public schools.

- Co-sponsored the  Student Debt Cancellation Act, which forgives outstanding federal and private student loans of all previous and current students in the education system.
- Supports tuition free public college and trade schools. 
- Supports adequate funding for public schools.

Education

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria is originally from the Bronx. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics and international relations from Boston University.

Alexandria currently works as a member of the United States House of Representatives. She previously worked as an educational director for the National Hispanic Institute and in the restaurant business.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez currently serves as a U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district. She was first elected in 2018 and is in her 3rd term.

Believes in using industry-standard security measures to protect personally identifiable information.

Supports secure online transactions, using encrypted payment processing to protect credit card information.

The candidate's website complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and does not solicit or accept personally identifying information from anyone under 13.

The candidate's website is working to meet accessibility standards for people with disabilities.

Believes in limiting company contact to only providing services.

Supports legislation that will create equal pay for women and reduce discrimination against women in the workplace.

Supports legislation that will create living-wage, union jobs for everyone who wants one.

Believes that workers in the fossil fuel industry should get "first dibs" on jobs in the renewable energy sector.

- Supports legislation that will create equal pay for women and reduce discrimination against women in the workplace.
- Supports legislation that will create living-wage, union jobs for everyone who wants one.
- Believes that workers in the fossil fuel industry should get "first dibs" on jobs in the renewable energy sector.
- Supports incentives for local communities to build more affordable housing.
- Introduced the Place to Prosper Act, which would prevent certain landlords from increasing rents above 3% annually.

Believes the fight for social, racial, and economic justice is urgently needed.

Supports the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

Supports ending "qualified immunity" for police officers, which provides a shield for officers from liability in certain instances.

Introduced legislation that would grant everyone access to the social safety net even if they had prior involvement with the criminal justice system.

- Supports the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
- Supports ending "qualified immunity" for police officers, which provides a shield for officers from liability in certain instances.
- Supported legislation that would abolish the death penalty, end cash bail, and end mandatory minimum sentences.
- Introduced legislation that would grant everyone access to the social safety net even if they had prior involvement with the criminal justice system.

Introduced legislation that gives people access to the largest federal social welfare programs regardless of their immigration status.

Believes that Congress needs to take back its authority to declare war, and opposes the executive branch doing so unilaterally.

- Introduced legislation that gives people access to the largest federal social welfare programs regardless of their immigration status.
- Believes that Congress needs to take back its authority to declare war, and opposes the executive branch doing so unilaterally.

Co-sponsored the John. R Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2023, which would require certain states and jurisdictions to get clearance from the Justice Department for any changes in their voting procedures.

- Co-sponsored the John. R Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2023, which would require certain states and jurisdictions to get clearance from the Justice Department for any changes in their voting procedures.

Supports tuition free public college and trade schools, as well as student debt relief for federal debt.

- Supports tuition free public college and trade schools, as well as student debt relief for federal debt.
- Supports adequate funding for public schools.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Bronx, New York City, and raised in the neighborhood of Yorktown. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics and international relations from Boston University. She currently resides in the Bronx.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez currently serves as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th Congressional District. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her 3rd term.

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