In high school, she took part in the National Hispanic Institute's Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session. In a show of appreciation for her efforts, the MIT Lincoln Laboratory named a small asteroid after her: 23238 Ocasio-Cortez. She came in second in the microbiology category of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2007 with a research project on the effect of antioxidants on the lifespan of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. In high school and college, Ocasio-Cortez went by the name of "Sandy Ocasio". Ocasio-Cortez attended Yorktown High School, graduating in 2007. Ocasio-Cortez lived with her family in an apartment in the Bronx neighborhood of Parkchester until she was five, when the family moved to a house in suburban Yorktown Heights. Her father was born in the Bronx to a Puerto Rican family and became an architect her mother was born in Puerto Rico. Ocasio-Cortez was born into a Catholic family in the New York City borough of the Bronx on October 13, 1989, the daughter of Blanca Ocasio-Cortez ( née Cortez) and Sergio Ocasio-Roman.
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Rashida Tlaib and Ocasio-Cortez are the first female members of the Democratic Socialists of America elected to serve in Congress. She was previously an activist and worked as a waitress and bartender before running for Congress in 2018.
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Ocasio-Cortez attended Boston University, where she double-majored in international relations and economics, graduating cum laude. She has been noted for her substantial social media presence relative to her fellow members of Congress. Taking office at age 29, Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress. She was reelected in the 2020 election, defeating John Cummings. She easily won the November general election, defeating Republican Anthony Pappas. She defeated Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley, a 10-term incumbent, in what was widely seen as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election primaries. On June 26, 2018, Ocasio-Cortez drew national recognition when she won the Democratic Party's primary election for New York's 14th congressional district. The district includes the eastern part of the Bronx, portions of north-central Queens, and Rikers Island in New York City.
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representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of the Democratic Party. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ( / oʊ ˌ k ɑː s i oʊ k ɔːr ˈ t ɛ z/ Spanish: born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician and activist.