08 - New York, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Lucky to see one of my selected women to also have a very intense week of debate and news. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has stood up strong this week. And makes her more interesting to learn about. New York was the eighth state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez is known as one of the largest upsets in the 2018 midterm primary election as she won her seat against 10-term incumbent, Joe Crowley. She is the youngest woman at 29 years old to serve the US Congress, and has shared her experience openly through her social media network. Her Puerto Rican culture and community has shaped her views on diversity. Following her advocacy for Bernie Sanders campaign in 2016, she fought for causes of America including the Flint, MI water crisis and Dakota Access Pipeline, the latter being the most significant issue that inspired her to run for Congress. She used outreach and support to defeat the incumbent who spent 18x the amount of funds she had available. According to CNBC, ...