Cortez, who was born to working class Puerto Rican parents, ousted Joe Crowley’s 10-term incumbent on a democratic, socialist progressive agenda.
At just 28-years of age, Cortez plans to use her position to its full potential: she is pushing to provide Medicare for everyone, she wants to abolish ICE, and ban high assault weapons following a string of fatal school shootings in the country.
Cortez is a product of New York’s vibrant, but poor neighbourhood. She weaved her way through all the layers of society - from working on economic policy and serving as an educational director for high school youth, to working two jobs in order to make ends meet following the death of her ****** in 2008.
In fact, less than a year before she broke records by becoming the first person of colour to win thew Democratic primary in NY-14, she was working at a bar.