Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez isn’t the only one absent from her district; her 2024 financial disclosure documents have also been missing for a significant time.
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) requested a 90-day extension upon her return in May but ended up missing the second deadline.
She finally submitted the required documents on Wednesday, just a week late.
According to reports, Socialist lawmakers, including Ocasio-Cortez, have between $17,000 and $81,000 in their bank accounts and owe $15,000 to $50,000 in student loans, with a federal filing detailing these finances.
Interestingly, members of her “squad” indicated savings accounts holding between $15,000 and $50,000, and checking accounts with $1,000 to $15,000.
She also reported having between $1,000 and $15,000 in a 401(k) at the National Hispanic Institute, where she previously worked.
In her 2023 annual bank disclosure, Ocasio-Cortez noted assets between $3,000 and $46,000, suggesting an increase in wealth of approximately $14,000 to $65,000 over the past year.
Like many others, she earns an annual salary of $174,000 as a congressperson.
Reps from the Bronx and Queens indicated less than $1,000 in their securities accounts.
Curiously absent from her disclosures were details regarding her partner, Riley Roberts, with whom she’s been engaged for over a decade.
Last month, the House Ethics Committee scrutinized Ocasio-Cortez after she referred to Roberts as her “spouse” to gain access to certain perks, yet he avoided financial disclosures that would require him to list his assets.
Dylan Hedler Gaudette, interim vice president of policy and government issues for a government oversight project, pointed out that financial disclosures for congressional spouses are essential to prevent misuse of loopholes—especially when wealth or financial activities can be shifted to a spouse’s name.
Roberts, who met Ocasio-Cortez at Boston University and worked on her 2018 campaign, was noted in the financial form submitted this year when detailing trips to places like Japan and Italy.
However, it’s essential to consider that while she referred to him as a “spouse,” Ocasio-Cortez also seemed to benefit from gift rules solely applicable to spouses of Congress members without revealing his financial benefits.
A web developer from a wealthy Arizona background, Roberts hasn’t reported any of his assets, liabilities, or equity holdings in the financial disclosure format.
Ocasio-Cortez, engaged to Roberts since 2022, appeared to be tight-lipped about the situation, as she did not respond to requests for comments.
