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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

ACTOR · BORN 1989

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Born
13 October 1989

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born 13 October 1989) is a screenwriter.

9 Interesting Facts About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Interesting Facts (6)

  1. #001

    Her first congressional campaign ran on an informal, flexible structure akin to the "leaderless" social movements she had observed at Standing Rock; in a small Queens office, staffers wrote their job titles on Post-it notes above their desks.

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  2. #002

    As a student at Boston University, Ocasio-Cortez interned in the office of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, where she witnessed firsthand the hardship of families separated by ICE.

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    Moved by indigenous-led protests against a new pipeline at Standing Rock, South Dakota, Ocasio-Cortez crossed the country to join them and came back determined to dedicate her life to public service.

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  4. #004

    Ocasio-Cortez's questioning in committee pressured a major pharmaceutical company to cut the price of a drug that reduces HIV transmission and forced a defense contractor to return $16.1 million in federal funding.

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  5. #005

    When Bobby Jindal posted a mocking tweet, Ocasio-Cortez answered that if she can roast Trump sycophants in 280 characters or fewer, she can make the case for progressive values in 60 seconds.

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  6. #006

    Ocasio-Cortez told Time that organizing for Sanders's 2016 campaign was among the first times she shifted from grassroots community organizing to electoral work.

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Characters & Cast (1)

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    A Star Trek: Voyager (1995) fan, she names Captain Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew, among her inspirations. Mulgrew later turned up unannounced at one of her rallies and gave her a combadge.

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Career & Awards (1)

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    Under the convention's rules, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was invited to second Bernie Sanders's nomination at the 2020 Democratic Convention and received just 1 minute of speaking time.

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Life & Family (1)

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    After her father died suddenly of cancer in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Ocasio-Cortez picked up extra waitress and bartender shifts to support her family, whose home faced foreclosure.

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