CONTENTS

Introduction: The Queens of the Resistance Series

I. BORN

ALEXANDRIA THE GREAT!

The Rise of AOC

THE TENETS OF SERGIO

A Nuyorican’s Beginning • AOC’s Family

ZIP CODE, DA BRONX

From Parkchester to Yorktown

SCHOOL DAYZ

High School and College

II. WOMAN

TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM

A Turning Point

MOJITOS ’N’ POLITICOS

Flats Fix

THE STANDING ROCK

AOC’s Influence

“I AM RUNNING FROM THE BOTTOM”

Campaign • Run for Congress

VOTE FOR/VOTA POR ALEXANDRIA! OCASIO! CORTEZ!

Elected Congresswoman

III. LEADER

THE YOUNGEST WOMAN IN AMERICAN HISTORY TO SERVE IN CONGRESS

The First Days

ON DATING LIKE A QUEEN, BY AOC

Riley Roberts

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

AOC’s Values

IV. RESISTANCE

GIVE IT UP FOR MY SISTERS

The Squad: Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and AOC

YO, NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE

Medicare for All

CLAP BACK

Trump

V. QUEEN

RADICAL JUSTICE

Green New Deal

FOR THE DREAMERS

ICE

“TOO LOUD? DO IT ANYWAY”

Socialism

THE FUTURE

Ahead of the Game

Acknowledgments

Sources