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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Millennial beats veteran Democrat | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Millennial beats veteran Democrat |
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| A millennial candidate has shaken up the US Democratic Party having beaten the incumbent congressman for his seat. | A millennial candidate has shaken up the US Democratic Party having beaten the incumbent congressman for his seat. |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, defeated political veteran Joe Crowley, 56, on Tuesday night in their party's congressional primary in New York City. | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, defeated political veteran Joe Crowley, 56, on Tuesday night in their party's congressional primary in New York City. |
| Mr Crowley, a 10-term Democrat, had been tipped as a future party leader or even Speaker of the House. | Mr Crowley, a 10-term Democrat, had been tipped as a future party leader or even Speaker of the House. |
| Ms Ocasio-Cortez, a former Bernie Sanders volunteer from a Puerto Rican family, won with a 57.5% majority. | Ms Ocasio-Cortez, a former Bernie Sanders volunteer from a Puerto Rican family, won with a 57.5% majority. |
| Mr Crowley, who had not faced a challenger from his own party in 14 years, had 42.5% in the majority ethnic minority district, which covers parts of the Bronx and Queens. | Mr Crowley, who had not faced a challenger from his own party in 14 years, had 42.5% in the majority ethnic minority district, which covers parts of the Bronx and Queens. |
| Ms Ocasio-Cortez will now face Republican candidate Anthony Pappas in the November mid-terms. | Ms Ocasio-Cortez will now face Republican candidate Anthony Pappas in the November mid-terms. |
| If she wins, she will become the youngest ever woman elected to Congress. | If she wins, she will become the youngest ever woman elected to Congress. |
| The political novice, who describes herself as a socialist Democrat, had huge grassroots support and raised more small-dollar donations than any other New York City congressional candidate. | The political novice, who describes herself as a socialist Democrat, had huge grassroots support and raised more small-dollar donations than any other New York City congressional candidate. |
| She led a boldly progressive campaign, supporting universal healthcare, tuition-free college and criminal justice reform. | She led a boldly progressive campaign, supporting universal healthcare, tuition-free college and criminal justice reform. |
| During her campaign, she criticised Mr Crowley on his ties to Wall Street and accused him of being out of touch with his increasingly diverse constituents. | During her campaign, she criticised Mr Crowley on his ties to Wall Street and accused him of being out of touch with his increasingly diverse constituents. |
| They thanked each other after the result, with Mr Crowley saying he would support Ms Ocasio-Cortez in the mid-terms. | They thanked each other after the result, with Mr Crowley saying he would support Ms Ocasio-Cortez in the mid-terms. |
| Political analysts see her 15 percentage point victory as the biggest political upset within a party since Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost in 2014 to a little-known right-wing professor, Dave Brat. | |
| Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? | Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? |
| One of the many new female faces joining US politics this year, Ms Ocasio-Cortez is a Bronx-born Latina, a community organiser and educator from a working-class background. | One of the many new female faces joining US politics this year, Ms Ocasio-Cortez is a Bronx-born Latina, a community organiser and educator from a working-class background. |
| "I was born in a place where your zip code determined your destiny," the political newcomer said in her viral campaign video. "Women like me aren't supposed to run for office." | "I was born in a place where your zip code determined your destiny," the political newcomer said in her viral campaign video. "Women like me aren't supposed to run for office." |
| She has a degree in economics and international relations from Boston University, but after graduation worked as a waitress and bartender to supplement her mother's income as a house cleaner and bus driver, according to a profile in The Intercept. | She has a degree in economics and international relations from Boston University, but after graduation worked as a waitress and bartender to supplement her mother's income as a house cleaner and bus driver, according to a profile in The Intercept. |
| It was after watching Republican President Donald Trump's election, she decided it was time her New York City district was represented by a young progressive woman of colour. | It was after watching Republican President Donald Trump's election, she decided it was time her New York City district was represented by a young progressive woman of colour. |
| "We're a district that covers the Bronx and Queens and Rikers Island," she told US news outlet Mic during her campaign. "Our median income is around $47,000 a year, we're about 70% people of colour. We've had the same representation for a generation." | "We're a district that covers the Bronx and Queens and Rikers Island," she told US news outlet Mic during her campaign. "Our median income is around $47,000 a year, we're about 70% people of colour. We've had the same representation for a generation." |