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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

4th term · 7.7 years in office: 3 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · NY-14 · Democrat · since Jan 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Bills authored 7Missed votes 17 of 524Party unity 43% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 85 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray index
3211 of 16 stated positions diverge from the record
coverage 97%

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Bronx and raised there and in Yorktown Heights, New York, where her mother worked as a house cleaner and school bus driver.Source 3: Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez She graduated from Boston University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in international relations and economics.Source 3: Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Before entering politics, she worked as an educational director and supported her family by working as a bartender and waitress.Source 3: Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

She first ran for public office in 2018, winning election to the United States House of Representatives at age 29.Source 3: Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez She has since won reelection three times and currently represents New York's 14th congressional district.Source 1: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

In their own words

“They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go. Senate, House seats, elected officials, come and go. But single-payer healthcare is forever. A living wage is forever. Workers rights are forever. Women's rights, all of that.”

University of Chicago Institute of Politics · May 8, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1989

    Born in the Bronx, New York.Source 3: Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

  2. 2011

    Graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in international relations and economics.Source 3: Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

  3. 2018

    Elected to the United States House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

  4. 2019-present

    Serves as Representative for New York's 14th congressional district.Source 1: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

96.76% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

7.7YRS

In office · 4th term · since Jan 2019

73,636VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 38.24%

fusion_combined

Certified result

96.76%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1989 Born in the Bronx, New York.
  2. 2011 Graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in international relations and economics.
  3. 2018 Elected to the United States House of Representatives.
  4. 2019-present Serves as Representative for New York's 14th congressional district.
House Committee on Energy and CommerceHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce · Energy subcommitteeHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce · Health subcommitteeHouse Committee on Energy and Commerce · Oversight and Investigations subcommittee7 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: stated 17 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT; voted 45 of 100.
  • Safety & enforcement: stated 10 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT; voted 36 of 100.
  • Immigration: stated 8 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS; voted 33 of 100.
  • Rights & liberty: stated 59 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY; voted 51 of 100.
  • Environment & energy: stated 98 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT; voted 63 of 100.
  • Governance & oversight: stated 96 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT; voted 59 of 100.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸ · Share this record ▸

11/16

stated positions where the voting record differs from the stated platform.

Largest distances · by gap size

  • Pharmaceutical pricingRecord ≠ Stated+110
  • Government role in coverageRecord short of stated+90
  • Ethics & oversightRecord short of stated−88

Closest matches

Status for undocumented ±23Enforcement & security ±40Firearms ±42

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

In their words

Where the record differs from the stated platform, both halves in full: the member's own words, and the roll call our score compares them with.

Ethics & oversight · the −88 gap, in primary sources

Said · Press release, Jul 2026

“The Supreme Court is facing a major corruption crisis.”

Archived source ▸

Voted · 119-HR-1048, Mar 2025

Voted NAY on DETERRENT Act, the roll call our score compares with this statement.

Roll call 119-1-0083 ▸Bill text ▸

Record short of stated
All 2 pairs on this issue ▾

The same statement, beside the other roll calls our score counts.

A divergence can mean a changed mind on new evidence. We show both halves, and you decide what it means.

AI & emerging tech · the +73 gap, in primary sources

Said · Press release, Jun 2026

“We have seen ICE partner with AI companies to surveil Americans, social media users employ AI bots to create sexually explicit deepfakes of women and children, and data center construction inflate electric bills in communities across the country.”

Archived source ▸

Voted · 119-HR-7757, Jun 2026

Voted NAY on KIDS Act, the roll call our score compares with this statement.

Roll call 119-2-0228 ▸Bill text ▸

Record short of stated

A divergence can mean a changed mind on new evidence. We show both halves, and you decide what it means.

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$32.6MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $1.0M · 33 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$28.1K · 0.1%
  • Itemized individual$10.4M · 31.9%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$21.5M · 66.1%
  • All other$616.4K · 1.9%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)-0.333
Social (dim 2)-0.943

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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