AOC’s net worth: The young legislator’s wealth & income in 2025

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic Party member and New York lawmaker known for her progressive politics, was the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress at age 29 when she defeated 10-term democratic incumbent Joe Crowley in 2018. Seven years and three successful reelections later, she’s become one of the best-known and most polarizing figures in American legislation.

For much of 2025, AOC toured the U.S. with fellow progressive lawmaker Bernie Sanders, a longstanding independent senator from Vermont. Both politicians are known for platforms centered around the interests of the working class, advocating for concepts like Medicare for all, free public college tuition, and increased taxes on the ultra-wealthy. As some of the father-left-leaning members of the legislative branch, both have drawn their fair share of ire from right-wing figures, including Republican President Doland Trump.

In early 2025, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez embarked on a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, during which they drew massive crowds in cities across the nation. The speaking tour emerged as a reaction to the increasing influence of billionaire executives on mainstream politics — specifically Elon Musk’s financial support of Doland Trump’s presidential campaign and his subsequent role in Trump’s administration as one-time head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency.