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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Victory Has Striking Similarities to a 1972 Trailblazing Win

June 27, 2018 – Media Mention
NY1 News

Elizabeth Holtzman appeared on NY1 News, discussing the parallels between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s victory in the 2018 Democratic primary to her own victory in the 1970s. Holtzman was the youngest woman ever elected to the House when she was 31, and now, Ocasio-Cortez is positioned to become the youngest woman elected to Congress. Holtzman said, “she's a woman, she's got a new kind of energy. That's great. She's got to prove herself. That's what I did my first year."