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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a third-generation Bronxite, educator, and organizer serving the 14th district of New York in the Bronx and Queens. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez / oʊ ˌ k ɑː s i oʊ k ɔːr ˈ t ɛ z / (Spanish: oˈkasjo koɾˈtes; born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York sailed to an overwhelming victory on Tuesday over a first-time Republican challenger who, despite his long-shot credentials, raised more than $10.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took an online victory lap Tuesday night after she handily won the Democratic primary in her Bronx and Queens congressional district, saying her win proves that the far-left movement she leads in New York and nationally is 'a mandate.'

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Ocasio-Cortez surprised political observers when she upset the powerful New York Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley, who at the time was the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, in a 2018 primary. Her far-left campaign promises and embrace of democratic socialism excited the base in her district and launched her into national stardom once she was in Congress.

'When I won in 2018, many dismissed our victory as a 'fluke,' Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Tuesday after it became clear she would win the primary. 'Our win was treated as an aberration, or bc my opponent 'didn’t try.' So from the start, tonight’s race was important to me. Tonight we are proving that the people’s movement in NY isn’t an accident. It‘s a mandate.'

With 100 percent of results in, the congresswoman running her first reelection campaign took 70 percent of the primary vote. Games of 2021. Her moderate U.S. Chamber of Commerce-backed opponent, former CNBC contributor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, managed only 19 percent. Ocasio-Cortez, a member of 'the Squad' of four freshman Democratic House members who aim to push the party to the left, declared victory over the 'Wall Street CEOs' she regularly rails against.

'Wall Street CEOs, from Goldman Sachs to Blackstone, poured in millions to defeat our grassroots campaign tonight. But their money couldn’t buy a movement,' she said. 'Here’s to speaking truth to power.'

Republicans have dismissed Ocasio-Cortez's ideas, like the 'Green New Deal,' as unrealistic and dangerous for the country.

Self-declared democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., spoke highly of the 30-year-old lawmaker after her primary win.

'The people in her district have spoken loudly and clearly about her leadership, her struggles for workers's (sic) rights, racial justice, climate change and many other issues,' he said. 'Taking on a well-funded opponent, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez won a landslide victory. Congratulations Alexandria.'

And Ocasio-Cortez wasn't the only far-left Democrat in New York City to have a great primary night. Middle school principal Jamaal Bowman, with the majority of the results in, holds a significant lead over longtime Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. If his lead holds, the Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders-endorsed Bowman would pull off an upset on nearly the same level as Ocasio-Cortez's victory over Crowley.

Fox News' Andrew O'Reilly and Gregg Re contributed to this report.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) fired back at President Trump Tuesday after he said she was 'not talented.'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took an online victory lap Tuesday night after she handily won the Democratic primary in her Bronx and Queens congressional district, saying her win proves that the far-left movement she leads in New York and nationally is 'a mandate.'

Ocasio Cortez Twitter

Ocasio-Cortez surprised political observers when she upset the powerful New York Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley, who at the time was the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, in a 2018 primary. Her far-left campaign promises and embrace of democratic socialism excited the base in her district and launched her into national stardom once she was in Congress.

'When I won in 2018, many dismissed our victory as a 'fluke,' Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Tuesday after it became clear she would win the primary. 'Our win was treated as an aberration, or bc my opponent 'didn’t try.' So from the start, tonight’s race was important to me. Tonight we are proving that the people’s movement in NY isn’t an accident. It‘s a mandate.'

With 100 percent of results in, the congresswoman running her first reelection campaign took 70 percent of the primary vote. Games of 2021. Her moderate U.S. Chamber of Commerce-backed opponent, former CNBC contributor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, managed only 19 percent. Ocasio-Cortez, a member of 'the Squad' of four freshman Democratic House members who aim to push the party to the left, declared victory over the 'Wall Street CEOs' she regularly rails against.

'Wall Street CEOs, from Goldman Sachs to Blackstone, poured in millions to defeat our grassroots campaign tonight. But their money couldn’t buy a movement,' she said. 'Here’s to speaking truth to power.'

Republicans have dismissed Ocasio-Cortez's ideas, like the 'Green New Deal,' as unrealistic and dangerous for the country.

Self-declared democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., spoke highly of the 30-year-old lawmaker after her primary win.

'The people in her district have spoken loudly and clearly about her leadership, her struggles for workers's (sic) rights, racial justice, climate change and many other issues,' he said. 'Taking on a well-funded opponent, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez won a landslide victory. Congratulations Alexandria.'

And Ocasio-Cortez wasn't the only far-left Democrat in New York City to have a great primary night. Middle school principal Jamaal Bowman, with the majority of the results in, holds a significant lead over longtime Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. If his lead holds, the Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders-endorsed Bowman would pull off an upset on nearly the same level as Ocasio-Cortez's victory over Crowley.

Fox News' Andrew O'Reilly and Gregg Re contributed to this report.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) fired back at President Trump Tuesday after he said she was 'not talented.'

'A man whose entire life was built on a rich blend of daddy's money and financial fraud accuses me, daughter of a house cleaner who won multiple elections to Congress by the age of 30, of not having talent,' Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive superstar on Capitol Hill and a top target for Republicans, tweeted Tuesday evening.

A man whose entire life was built on a rich blend of daddy's money and financial fraud accuses me, daughter of a house cleaner who won multiple elections to Congress by the age of 30, of not having talent.

You can tell from his delivery that even HE doesn't believe it. https://t.co/blUMByAGjk

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The rebuke came after Trump went after her at a White House event, saying she was 'not talented in many ways.'

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Trump was discussing the environmental task force for former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign, on which Ocasio-Cortez serves.

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The New York lawmaker has emerged as a top boogeyman for the GOP since she was first elected to the House in 2018, with many Republicans pointing to the self-avowed Democratic socialist as a sign the Democratic Party is lurching to the left.

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Trump and his allies have sought to paint Biden as beholden to the 'far left' of the Democratic Party, pointing to his appointment of Ocasio-Cortez to the environmental task force. However, the former vice president has refrained from adopting several progressive priorities, including 'Medicare for All,' the Green New Deal and defunding the police.