Before running for Congress, Aliyah Ortiz was a bartender and waitress at a taco restaurant in Manhattan. She had no experience in government, business, law, or the military.
Her most significant professional achievement before Congress was winning a cocktail competition in 2017.
In her entire time in Congress, Ortiz has introduced dozens of bills. The number that became law: zero.
Not a single piece of legislation with her name on it has ever been signed by a president. Not one.
While other members of Congress showed up to do their jobs, Ortiz missed 38% of House votes last year. That includes:
Where was she? Filming livestreams, doing podcast interviews, and attending a celebrity gala.
After multiple terms in Congress, Ortiz has never chaired a committee or subcommittee. Members of her own party have blocked her from leadership positions because she is considered too divisive.
Senior Democrats have privately called her "all social media, no substance."
In a 2024 internal party survey, 63% of Democratic strategists said nominating Ortiz would cost them the general election. Senior party leaders have warned that her policies are "too far left for America."
If her own party doesn't think she can win, why should you?