Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Career and professional background

• Education

  graduated from Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., 2007

  Congress Biographical Directory · primary government source

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• Education

  B.A., Boston University, Boston, Mass., 2011

  Congress Biographical Directory · primary government source

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• Career and public service

  community organizer

  Congress Biographical Directory · primary government source

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• Career and public service

  elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-present).

  Congress Biographical Directory · primary government source

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• Reviewed career context

  Her House biography says she studied economics and international relations at Boston University and interned in Senator Edward Kennedy's office during college.

  Member's official House biography · attributed career account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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• Reviewed career context

  Her office describes a pre-congressional role as educational director at the National Hispanic Institute, working on youth leadership and college preparation.

  Member's official House biography · attributed career account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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• Reviewed career context

  Her official biography records restaurant work as a waitress and bartender, followed by volunteer organizing for Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign.

  Member's official House biography · attributed career account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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• Current committee responsibilities

  The House Clerk lists Energy and Commerce as her committee assignment, with the Energy, Health, and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees. These assignments were checked for the 119th Congress; they do not establish attendance or a policy outcome.

  House Clerk member record · primary administrative source · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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• Current committee responsibilities

  Her office dates her move to Energy and Commerce to January 2025. Committee work includes hearings and consideration of legislation; membership is distinct from a bill passing the House or becoming law.

  Member's official House committee page · dated assignment account · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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• Office responsibility context

  Energy and Commerce's stated remit includes energy policy, telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health, environmental quality, and interstate and foreign commerce. This describes the committee's jurisdiction, not her individual control over these policies.

  House Energy and Commerce Committee · primary jurisdiction description · Retrieved Nov 5, 2026

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Recent recorded congressional votes

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Reported campaign finances

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