U.S Politician and Congressperson representing New Yorks neighborhood, Bronx and Queens, is an avid fan of the League of Legends.
She posted an Instagram story mentioning “I did it” where she shared her latest success in the game by reaching Silver IV rank in solo mode.
She was at Bronze V rank last year and has made significant strides compared to the average game player, especially considering the fact that she has a busy schedule. Many players are happy after watching her Instagram, saying that it would make the game even more popular, as she has over 4 million followers, bringing in vital attention to the game.
In response to a question last year, she told me that her main characters in the game are Miss Fortune, Morgana, Lux, and she is also working to become comfortable with Anivia.
She also showed her zeal for gaming when, in the past, she was invited into a charity twitch stream to discuss Nintendo 64 and Pokemon Snap.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez aka AOC drew attention at the national level when she won the Democratic Party’s primary election for New York’s 14th congressional district on June 26, 2018. She defeated a long-term incumbent and chair of the democratic party’s caucus Joe Crawley in what was widely seen as the surprising victory in the 2018 midterm elections. She also defeated opposition party’s representative Anthony Pappas in the November 6, 2018, general election. At age 29, Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman to serve in the United States Congress.
League of Legends is an online multiplayer gaming platform developed by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows and macOS.The game is supported by microtransactions and was inspired by the freemium model of Warcraft 3.LoL is how it is known popularly, has been a success since its launch in 2009 and has a growing fanbase.
In 2012 LoL became the most popular PC based game in North America and Europe with the most number of hours played of any game. It also has one of the largest footprints of any game in streaming media communities on platforms such as YouTube and Twitch.tv and is regularly ranked first in the most-watched hours.
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