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    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

    United States Representative from New York since 2019

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  2. Sep 27, 2023 · A rumor on X (formerly Twitter) claimed that U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became a multi-millionaire after four years in Congress. Snopes.com fact-checked this claim and found it to be false based on her financial disclosures.

    • The Claim: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Worth More Than $1 Million
    • AOC’s Net Worth
    • Political Fundraising Takes Off
    • Our Ruling: False
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    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has supported raising the minimum wage, forgiving student loan debt and increasing taxes for the wealthy. Now, in recent social media posts, Facebook users are raising questions about the New York congresswoman’s personal wealth. In a post shared more than 14,000 times, a Facebook user claims that Ocasio-Corte...

    Ocasio-Cortez’s story of bartender-turned-congresswoman after upending an incumbent Democrat in a safely blue New York district is well documented. Through most of her 20s, Ocasio-Cortez “lived paycheck to paycheck,” according to Time. When she took office in 2019, Ocasio-Cortez reported in her first financial disclosurethat she had a checking acco...

    While financial disclosures show that Ocasio-Cortez’s personal wealth has not skyrocketed during her time in Congress, her political fundraising has taken off alongside her national profile, according to Federal Elections Commission filings. During the 2020 election cycle, Ocasio-Cortez’s reelection campaign spent $17.3 million after raking in $21....

    We rate the claim that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has racked up more than $1 million in net worth as a member of Congress FALSE, based on our research. In her most recent financial disclosure, filed in September 2020, Ocasio-Cortez reported between $2,003 and $31,000 in assets, compared with student loan debt of between $15,000 and $50,000.

    The New York Times, June 27, 2018, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Emerges as a Political Star"
    Time, March 21, 2019, "'Change Is Closer Than We Think.' Inside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Unlikely Rise"
    U.S. House of Representatives, accessed March 9, 2018 financial disclosure for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
    USA TODAY, Sept. 10, 2019, "AOC makes student loan payment during congressional hearing on student loans"

    A Facebook post claims that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is worth more than $1 million, but financial disclosures show she has less than $31,000 in assets and $15,000 to $50,000 in student loan debt. The congresswoman's political fundraising has increased, however, as she has become a national figure.

  3. Mar 24, 2023 · AOC, the youngest woman in Congress, has a net worth of $200,000 and earns $174,000 per year. She is a progressive Democrat who represents New York's 14th district and has a background in community organizing and bartending.

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  4. Mar 6, 2024 · Social media posts claim that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a verified multi-millionaire since becoming a member of Congress, but this is baseless and unfounded. The congresswoman reported having $60,000 in assets and $15,000 to $50,000 in debt in her 2023 financial disclosure report.

  5. Learn about the Democratic Congresswoman from New York, who ran on a socialist platform and defeated a long-time incumbent. Find out her education, achievements, and latest news on Forbes.

  6. Aug 16, 2022 · A Facebook post claims Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a net worth of $29 million, but this is false. Her most recent financial disclosure shows her with assets between $3,003 and $45,000, and student loan debt between $15,001 and $50,000.

  7. Mar 10, 2021 · A Facebook post claims that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a net worth of more than $1 million based on her congressional salary. PolitiFact fact-checks this claim and finds it to be Pants on Fire! false and ridiculous.

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