With her recent filing of paperwork that suggests preparations for the forthcoming 2024 election cycle, a contest that is sure to be full of shocks and exciting twists, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has already ignited political anticipation.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-decision Cortez’s to apply for reelection quashes rumors that she would run against Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in his upcoming race. She wants to continue serving as the top representative for the Bronx in Congress. Her chances are good considering that when she ran for office in a heavily Democratic district previously, AOC easily defeated GOP rival Tina Forte with a whopping 70% of the vote.
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“Ocasio-Cortez became a congresswoman in 2018 following her upset defeat of Democratic incumbent Joseph Crowley in the district’s Democratic primary. She went on to win the district’s general election in 2018. While the progressive lawmaker supports progressive policies such as Medicare-for-all, she hasn’t been afraid of bucking President Biden to accomplish those goals. In October 2022, Ocasio-Cortez criticized Biden during an episode of “Pod Save America” for not including illegal immigrants in his pardon for people federally convicted of simple marijuana possession,” Fox News reported.
“I can at least say with Latino voters, we’ve never tried as a party. The Democratic Party has not tried in terms of Latino electorates. And, I mean, where’s our Dream Act, where is our immigration reform. And even recently with President Biden’s marijuana executive order, I very much applaud that he went there, but he exempted people who were convicted if they were convicted while they were undocumented,” she told the liberal podcast.
According to sources from December, she may be subject to serious legal repercussions as a result of a House Ethics Committee probe. Whether or if she has been charged is still a mystery.
“Pursuant to House Rule XI, clause 3(b)(8)(A), and Committee Rules 17A(b)(1)(A),17A(c)(1), and 17A(j), the Acting Chairwoman and Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics have jointly decided to extend the matter regarding Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, which was transmitted to the Committee by the Office of Congressional Ethics on June 23, 2022,” said a press release from the committee on Dec. 7.
“The Committee notes that the mere fact of a referral or an extension, and the mandatory disclosure of such an extension and the name of the subject of the matter, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee. The Committee will announce its course of action in this matter following its organizational meeting and adoption of Committee Rules in the 118th Congress,” the release noted further.
“The Congresswoman has always taken ethics incredibly seriously, refusing any donations from lobbyists, corporations, or other special interests,” a spokesperson for the Congresswoman said. “We are confident that this matter will be dismissed.”
The committee has been coy about the specifics of the accusation, but 1945’s research suggests that there may have been an improper gift delivered to her. Given the secrecy surrounding every aspect, it’s unclear if there will be any additional consequences.
“It has been widely suspected that it was the result of a September 2021 complaint filed by the Americans Accountability Foundation ‘for accepting an impermissible gift’ to attend the Met Gala,” the site noted. “AOC had made considerable waves not for just attending the high-profile Met Gala, where tickets for the social event cost a reported $35,000, but for her choice to wear a designer dress emblazoned with the slogan ‘Tax the Rich.’”
The American Accountability Foundation has made charges that Congresswoman AOC could only be contacted by Meta-owned Instagram, which gave them exclusive access through sponsorship of the Met’s events. This means that regular people were not given the chance to speak with their representative.
In the meantime, the National Legal and Policy Center reported the dress in a second ethical complaint. According to 1945, the complaint claims that the Brother Vellies robe amounted to an unlawful gift since it was “clearly tied to AOC’s ‘status with the House’ as a very visible and contentious Member.” The complaint went on to say that “AOC would not have been invited to the Gala if she had not been a Member, and even if she had been invited as a private citizen, the designer would not have created a particular dress for her to wear at the event.”
