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by Causes | 11.15.18

What’s the story?

Last week, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. The 29-year-old representative from New York’s 14th congressional district is currently in D.C. for New Member Orientation, and is using Instagram Stories to de-mystify D.C.
As Politico explained, \"By providing up-close-and-personal photos and short videos of the new-member orientation process on Instagram, four newly elected women of color — Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, [Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — are amassing followings that dwarf those of most members of Congress.\"
Here are some of Ocasio-Cortez's Instagram posts from New Member Orientation:

—Josh Herman

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