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Ocasio-Cortez Becomes Youngest Congressional Member To Preside Over House Of Representatives Ocasio-Cortez Becomes Youngest Congressional Member To Preside Over House Of Representatives
Ocasio-Cortez Becomes Youngest Congressional Member To Preside Over House Of Representatives Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez marked a new first, becoming the youngest woman to preside over the House of Republicans. The 2007 Yorktown High School graduate, who represents New York’s 14th Congressional District and was already the youngest woman elected to Congress, temporarily took over the gavel on Friday, May 10, sitting in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s chair as part of a routine rotation of Congressional members. During her time at the head of the table, Ocasio-Cortez presided over “special orders,” which are typically short speeches by members of the House at the en…