This is the platform that launched Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 29-year-old Democratic socialist, to the become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress

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November 7, 2018 4:36 AM

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, won a shocking victory against Rep. Joe Crowley in the New York Democratic Party congressional primary on Tuesday night.

Progressive challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrates at a victory party in the Bronx after upsetting incumbent Democratic Representative Joseph Crowley on June 26, 2018 in New York City. Ocasio-Cortez upset Rep. Joseph Crowley in New York’s 14th Congressional District, which includes parts of the Bronx and Queens.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, won a shocking victory against longtime Rep. Joe Crowley in the New York Democratic Party congressional primary earlier this year.
She officially became the youngest woman elected to Congress in US history on Tuesday.
Less than a year ago she was still working as a bartender.
Speaking on her victory on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" in June, Ocasio-Cortez said it was speaking with constituents about issues, instead of focusing on President Donald Trump, that helped her win.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, won a shocking victory against Rep. Joe Crowley in the New York Democratic congressional primary in June.

On Tuesday night, she officially became the youngest woman elected to Congress in US history with an easy victory in her historically Democratic district in the 2018 midterm elections.

With a progressive platform and message aimed at the working class, Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley, who's represented New York's 14th district since 1999, in a landslide. She won 57.5% of the vote