# Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for New York’s 14th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 14th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: O000172
- FEC candidate IDs: H8NY15148

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/O000172 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

65% of Ocasio-Cortez’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the top 5% of House Democrats (median 13%).

## What Ocasio-Cortez says (119th Congress (2025–27))

408 classified statements: 282 posts on X, 109 press releases, 10 Congressional Record speeches, 7 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ocasio-Cortez | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.2% | 6.6% | 138 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 29.2% | 27.5% | 100 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 77.7% | 73.2% | 66 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.1% | 9.8% | 141 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 24.8% | 22.7% | 75 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.9% | 72 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (House Democrats 26%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (House Democrats 13%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (House Democrats 20%); Immigration 12% (House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.32 (standard error 0.01), from 53,195 donors and 3,782 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.7% (96.4%). 25 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 380. 15.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 13 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10691: Ban Flock Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10691
- H.R. 10692: Restoring Essential Plan Coverage Act (in committee, 2026-10-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10692
- H.R. 10585: Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10585
- H.R. 10063: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10063
- H.R. 9442: Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act (in committee, 2026-06-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9442
- H.R. 9395: Transparency in Medicare Advantage Steering Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9395
- H.R. 7917: Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7917
- H.R. 5333: 9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act (in committee, 2025-09-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5333
- H.R. 3562: DEFIANCE Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3562
- H.R. 3302: Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-10-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3302

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $38.0M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 65% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 12% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAOC/status/2114716400803811339
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAOC/status/2113012219734638644
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAOC/status/2112655480162332888
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · Ocasio-Cortez Statement on Suspicious Letter Sent to District Office in Hunts Point · labels: policy discussion · https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-cortez-statement-suspicious-letter-sent-district-office-hunts-point
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAOC/status/2110064293895196706
- 2026-10-13 · Press release · Ocasio-Cortez, McClain Delaney, Beyer, Mfume, Subramanyam, and Elfreth Lead Calls to Pause FAA’s AI Tool at Washington-Area Airports · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-cortez-mcclain-delaney-beyer-mfume-subramanyam-and-elfreth-lead-calls
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAOC/status/2109684557901643819
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAOC/status/2109791985082966349
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAOC/status/2108405716671234483
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAOC/status/2108306197430550931

## Links

- Official site: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepAOC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repaoc
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/O000172

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/O000172