The national fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives was being partly decided Tuesday on a battleground that seemed unlikely a year ago: New York City’s suburbs. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson and Lynda Baquero report.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has won re-election, NBC News projects.
Ocasio-Cortez, 33, a prominent progressive, had the endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in a solid Democratic-leaning district that covers part of the Bronx, Queens and Rikers Island.
She has served in the House since 2019 and is a member of "the squad," which includes five other progressive Democrats.
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