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Jan 6, 2019 · When Alexandria was 19 years old, a sophomore at Boston University, Sergio died of cancer. His death threw the family into turmoil. Alexandria said she remembered Blanca calling her when she was...
- Kate Prengel
Jul 31, 2019 · The congresswoman, 29, recently relayed the story of dad Sergio Ocasio-Roman’s struggle and the financial tailspin into which his loved ones were plunged after his death.
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Mar 14, 2022 · Two of the most important people in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 's life are featured in a new biography about her rise in national politics: her late father and inspiration, Sergio...
- Sam Gillette
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Jul 2, 2018 · A rising political star who unseated a 10-term congressman in a Democratic Party primary last week is facing questions about whether she grew up in an urban Bronx neighborhood...
Mar 5, 2019 · Blanca Ocasio-Cortez—dubbed BOC—told DailyMail.com that her personal struggle following the death of husband Sergio Ocasio from lung cancer and one of the father's last meetings with his...
- Callum Paton
Jul 24, 2020 · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's father, Sergio Ocasio, died in 2008. Sergio Ocasio was born and raised in New York City and met Blanca Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria’s mother, while visiting Puerto Rico as a young man.
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Aug 1, 2019 · Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed that her late father died from lung cancer during a hearing about prescription drug prices. Addressing the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, the New York congresswoman said: “When I was 16 years old my father was diagnosed with a rare form of lung cancer.”
