New York's 14th congressional district is a

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for the

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located in

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, represented by

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (; ; born October 13, 1989), also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of th ...

. The district includes the eastern part of

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and part of north-central

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. The Queens portion includes the neighborhoods of College Point,

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, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Woodside. The Bronx portion of the district includes the neighborhoods of City Island,

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, Morris Park,

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, and

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. Roughly half of the population of the district is of Hispanic or Latino heritage, making it one of the more Latino districts in New York. Before

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for the 2012 election, much of the area was in

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Voting

History

* 1803–1813: * 1813–1823: Montgomery County * 1823–1913: * 1913–1945: Parts of

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* 1945–1983: Parts of

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* 1983–1993: All of

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, Parts of

* 1993–2003: Parts of

* 2003–2013: Parts of

* 2013–present: Parts of

During the 1970s, this area was the ; in the 1980s it was the . The district was a Brooklyn-based seat until 1982 when it became the Staten Island district. In 1992 it became the East Side of Manhattan district, which for most of its existence had been the . In 2012, the district shifted to the former territory of the 7th district in Queens and the Bronx. From 2003 to 2013, the district encompassed much of what is now

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, including

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and the East Side of

; all of

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; and the neighborhoods of Astoria,

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, and Sunnyside in Queens.

List of members representing the district

Electoral history

Note that in New York State electoral politics there are numerous minor parties at various points on the political spectrum. Certain parties will invariably endorse either the Republican or Democratic candidate for every office, hence the state electoral results contain both the party votes, and the final candidate votes (Listed as "Recap").

References

Bibliography

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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