Is This the Next AOC?

Twenty-fiveyearoldDejaFoxxisvyingformorethanaseatinCongress.She’slookingtobepartofaroot-and-branchoverhauloftheDemocraticParty. FoxxisrunninginthespecialelectiontofilltheseatforArizona’s7thDistrict,whichremainsvacantafterlongtimeDemocraticRep.RaúlGrijalvadiedofcancerinMarch.Foxx’scampaign,inbothstyleandsubstance,mirrorsthatofoneofherpoliticalinspirations,NewYork’sRepresentativeAlexandriaOcasio-Cortez:young,unapologeticallyprogressiveandgroundedinherpersonalexperienceasamemberoftheworkingclass. Foxx,whotoldNewsweekshe’sdeterminedtobecometheyoungestwomanelectedtoCongress,hopestobringafreshGenZvoicetoaDemocraticPartythatisstillsoul-searchingafterthefalloutofthesecondelectionofDonaldTrumpinNovember. ViralOriginsIfFoxx’snamesoundsvaguelyfamiliar,shewentviralattheageof16whensheconfrontedArizona’sRepublicanSenatorJeffFlakeatatownhallovercutstoPlannedParenthood. “Iwasateenagerlivingwithmyboyfriend,workingatagasstation.Wer