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Primary Upset Winner Ocasio Cortez Graduated From HS In Westchester Primary Upset Winner Ocasio Cortez Graduated From HS In Westchester
Primary Upset Winner Ocasio Cortez Graduated From HS In Westchester The 28-year-old seeking to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress is a graduate of Yorktown High School and has an asteroid named after her.  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated incumbent Joseph Crowley in Tuesday's New York primary race. She now faces Republican Anthony Pappas in the predominantly Democratic 14th District in the November election. Ocasio-Cortez, a native of the Bronx, was about five years old, when her family moved to a modest two-bedroom house on a quiet street in Yorktown Heights, in search of better schools. At Yorktown High, Ocasio-Cortez excelled as a scien…

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