Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reveals Powerful Portrait Of A New Wave Of Congresswomen

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared a photo that captures the new and more inclusive face of Congress.

On Wednesday, the congresswoman-elect from New York posted a portrait from Vanity Fair on Instagram that features herself and Reps.-elect Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Deb Haaland (N.M.), Veronica Escobar (Texas) and Sharice Davids (Kansas) as the new face of the Democratic Party.

“We’re in the building. Swearing in tomorrow,” Ocasio-Cortez captioned the photo.

All six women made history during the 2018 midterm elections. Once the women are sworn into Congress, Pressley will become Massachusetts’ first black congresswoman. Muslim congresswoman-elect Omar will be the first hijab-wearing member of the House. Haaland and Davids will be the first indigenous women in Congress, and Davids will also become the first openly LGBTQ person to represent Kansas in Congress.