How much is Alexandria Ocasio Cortez worth?
| Net Worth: | $250 Thousand |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Politician |
| Date of Birth: | October 13, 1989 (age 33) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
About Alexandria Ocasio Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an American politician that’s known for being the U.S. Representative of the 14th congressional district of New York since 2019. The member of the Democratic Party began her career in the politics just after she earned her cum laude in international relations and economics from the Boston University in the late 2000s. In 2018, just when she began work, she became the youngest woman to ever serve in the United States Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez became famous when she began working in the New York congressional district as its representative. She was born on October 13, 1989, in New York City, New York. She is the first of two children to Sergio and Blanca Cortez. Alexandria has a younger brother named Gabriel that isn’t associated with politics. Raised into a Catholic family, she spent most of her childhood in the Bronx borough of New York City where her family lived.
Her father was born in that same borough to a Puerto Rican family that moved to America after World War II. Her mother, on the other hand, was born in Puerto Rico. Alexandria attended the Yorktown High School and graduated in 2007. She had a passion for science and engineer ever since then, however, that quickly changed and instead, she focused her attention to law and politics. After her high school graduation, she enrolled at the Boston University. She graduated cum laude in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in both economics and international relations.
Being a politician from the Democratic Party is what makes this business lady so rich. Before she began her political career, after college, she began working as a bartender and waitress to help her mother. Later, she launched her publishing firm for books called “Brook Avenue Press” that is now defunct. She also worked for NHI (National Hispanic Institute), a non-profit organization that helped her make an estimated $25,000 a year.
In 2016, she decided to pursue a career in politics. With no previous experience or skills, during the primary, she was signed to work as an organizer for Bernie Sander’s presidential campaign. During that time, she began making a lot more money (an estimated $3,500 per month) and she was traveling across America in states such as Michigan, North Dakota, and Delaware to name a few. One day, just after she paid a visit to North Dakota, she was contacted by the Brand New Congress which was recruiting progressive candidates.
Through her work in politics Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has earned a small net worth but a large influence.
The success of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comes from her adaptability, knowledge, and prowess in politics. During the 2018 elections to find the 14th U.S. Representative of the Congressional District, she was able to defeat Joe Crowley for the position. She received 56,13% while her opponent accumulated only 42,5%.
The shocking win became news all over the world mainly because Alexandria was able to defeat the Democratic Caucus after he spent over ten months in that position. Almost immediately, her name became a hot topic on various television channels, media outlets, and newspapers such as The New York Times, CNN, and The Guardian to name a few.
Among one of the first media networks that gave the political a platform to extensively cover her campaign and her policies as Cenk Uygur’s “The Young Turks”. Since then, she has been consistently making history in the political work and, in addition to her work as the representative, she is also an advocate that is highly praised for using her voice and platform to help others. She advocates a so-called progressive platform that is able to secure federal jobs guarantee and Green New Deal to name a few.
Summing-Up
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is known for being the youngest woman to serve in the United States Congress.
She began her political career less than a decade ago and quickly made a name for herself. After defeating Joe Crowley in the 2018 midterm elections, which is still widely seen as an upset, she became one of the hottest names in the politics. Her win and then contribution to the United Nations was highly praised by influential figures such as Barrack Obama and Bernie Sanders.
