Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mixes drinks and advocacy in Queens US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who famously worked as a bartender in New York before being elected in Congress last year, returns to her restaurant roots for one afternoon in her district in Queens. The Congresswoman pours some drinks to show her support for the federal Raise Wage Act and to institute a full minimum wage for tipped workers in New York State. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES