Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Overview

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represents New York in the U.S. House of Representatives and has become one of the most recognized members of Congress since her election in 2018. Her legislative focus, based on available voting data, shows significant engagement with healthcare policy, where she has cast the majority of her recorded votes. Her voting pattern shows strong alignment with Democratic positions on procedural matters, consistently supporting her party on motions to order the previous question and agreeing to resolutions. On substantive legislation, she has shown a willingness to vote against certain measures, as evidenced by her NAY votes on some passage and recommit motions. With 49 votes on record in this dataset, Ocasio-Cortez demonstrates active participation across multiple policy areas including healthcare, budget matters, agriculture, defense, and education. Her support rates vary by category, suggesting she evaluates legislation on its specific merits rather than voting uniformly across all issues.

Key Positions

• •Active engagement on healthcare legislation with majority support for measures in this category
• •More selective approach to budget-related votes with 44% support rate
• •Strong support for defense and education measures in limited recorded votes
• •Consistent support for Democratic procedural motions