Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has electrified Democratic party activists, not only by pulling off a major political upset in New York’s 14th District primary this week, but with her progressive politics, working class roots, and status as a Latina.
And in the flood of media attention following her win, another fact about Ocasio-Cortez tends to get mentioned early and often: her age.
There’s good reason for that: Ocasio-Cortez is 28. If she’s elected in November — and in her reliably Democratic district, there’s a good chance of that — she could be the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. Currently, that honor is held by New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, who was 30 when elected in 2014.
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