On June 26, long-serving Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) lost his seat for reelection, in a stunning upset, to 28-year-old far-left political newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Crowley, 56, who had not been challenged in a primary for 14 years, was widely believed to be a future speaker of the House who would succeed Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. His loss to Bronx-born Ocasio-Cortez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, took many by surprise.
