Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Bio |
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez grew up in the Bronx and Yorktown. She graduated from Boston University and spent her early political career serving in the office of Ted Kennedy. Before becoming a US Representative, she worked on Bernie Sanders’ campaign. |
Status and Position |
Current US House of Representatives of New York |
Political Party and Jurisdiction |
Democrat, New York |
Elections |
Election Jurisdiction |
Started Campaign |
Campaign Status |
Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election NY-14 | NY-14 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing |
All of Ocasio-Cortex's campaign contributions come from individual contributions. She opposes loose campaign finance laws, citing corruption as a consequence. |
Voting Rights |
She would like to expand the right to vote. She is not in favor of barriers such as felonies that may prohibit certain members of the population from voting. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues |
Stance |
Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | She is supportive of universal healthcare. Ocasio-Cortez is vocal in her support of a single-payer health care system. She would like to implement a Medicare for All approach. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Ocasio-Cortez would like fully socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Against | She staunchly opposes the interests of private healthcare companies. |
| LGBT Rights | For | She is a proponent of LGBT rights. Ocasio-Cortez does not believe enough is being done to help the LGBT community. She advocates for more anti-discrimination legislation. |
| Taxes | For | She is a proponent of taxation. Due to the high level of spending associated with her policy proposals, taxes are necessary. She would like to implement a 70% income tax rate for the top marginal bracket. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | She does not support a flat tax rate. Due to the high level of spending associated with her policy proposals, taxes are necessary. She would like to implement a 70% income tax rate for the top marginal bracket. |
| Abortion | For | She supports abortion. Ocasio-Cortez does not believe it is the role of government to interfere in the reproductive choices of a woman. She has opposed attempts to enact anti-abortion legislation. |
| Gun Control | For | She supports gun control. Ocasio-Cortez is appalled by the violence associated with guns. She would like more comprehensive regulations on gun ownership. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | She does not have a strong stance on assisted suicide. Ocasio-Cortez is appalled by the violence associated with guns. She would like more comprehensive regulations on gun ownership. |
| Government Interference | For | Ocasio-Cortez is willing to tolerate substantial government interference in the form of socialized programs and regulations. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | She is supportive of Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | For | She advocates for welfare programs. Ocasio-Cortez argues that welfare programs help take care of many needy citizens. She would like to expand funding to programs such as Social Security. |
| Welfare | Unknown | She does not have a clear position on this issue. |
| Death Penalty | Against | She opposes capital punishment. Ocasio-Cortez does not believe that the death penalty is warranted in any case. She believes that we must work towards abolition. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | She opposes mandatory prison sentences. |
| Military Spending | Against | She opposes increased military spending. |
| War on Terrorism | Against | She is unsupportive of anti-terrorism efforts abroad. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | She is generally in favor of free trade policies. Ocasio-Cortez is a proponent of lowering barriers to trade. However, she has signed a letter asking for changes to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | She does not have a position on the legitimacy of the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Against | She sees white nationalism as a growing threat in the US. |
| Free Markets | Against | She is unsupportive of free markets. Ocasio-Cortez is weary of corporate interest when left to its own accord. Thus, she advocates for regulation instead of the free market. |
| Brexit | Unknown | She does not have a stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | For | She is in favor of affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | For | Most of Ocasio-Cortez's policy preferences involve increased government spending. |
| Charter Schools | Against | She would like to ban any for-profit schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | She does not have a clear stance on Common Core standards. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | She supports clean energy. Ocasio-Cortez is in favor of the Green New Deal, a legislation package that would fundamentally move the US' energy reliance towards renewable energy. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | She does not have a position on religious freedom. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | For | She advocates for the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | For | She is a vocal supporter of slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | Against | She opposes increased border security. Ocasio-Cortez views illegal immigrants as a humanitarian crisis and we must do everything we can to help them. She is vocal in her advocacy of abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency for perceived inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | She does not have a position on this issue. |
| DACA | For | She would like to uphold DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | She is a proponent of sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | She would like to decriminalize and legalize marijuana. |