Hey Reddit! I am Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, US Candidate for Congress in NY-14. I worked for the late Sen. Kennedy, left politics to be an educator, social entrepreneur, waitress, then Bernie organizer. Our campaign has been endorsed by Brand New Congress, Justice Democrats, and the Digital Left. AMA

Hello there, r/SandersforPresident, aka the reason I stopped lurking on Reddit! UPDATE: This has been an amazing AMA experience!

I'll be following up throughout the day should more questions come through. Be sure to check out r/BrandNewCongress, r/JusticeDemocrats, and Ocasio2018. Donate, sign up to canvass, or get a fancy new Ocasio2018 shirt. Purple is a universally flattering color.

My name is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and I am running for US Congress in NY-14 (Bronx and Queens). My campaign is challenging Joseph Crowley, one of the most Corporate-funded members of Congress, on an entirely progressive and grassroots campaign. I am running as a part of Brand New Congress, a post-partisan progressive effort to mount dozens of primary challenges in the 2018 midterm elections.

In just 3 weeks since launching, we've:

• Pressured the incumbent to cosponsor HR676: Medicare for All
• Organized the 2nd most donors in two weeks than any NYC campaign in six months, and
• Colleced 5 major organizational endorsements in the first three weeks of our campaign.

Grassroots organizing will save America. HELP US WIN THIS THING.

Ask me anything about running for Congress, the NY-14 race, Brand New Congress, going to Flint, MI and Standing Rock, working in the hospitality industry, being painfully bad at League of Legends, horses and ducks, etc.

• Proof: https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/872465803853037568
• Learn more + Sign up: www.ocasio2018.com
• Watch Kyle Kulinski discuss our NY-14 race: https://youtu.be/cEPXkWTOtBI
• Contribute to our campaign: www.Ocasio2018.com/donate