AOC blows past financial disclosure deadline, keeps fiancé’s finances off books
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has come under scrutiny for missing deadlines to file her 2024 financial disclosure — a mandatory requirement for all members of Congress. Although she was granted a 90-day extension after the initial May deadline, she failed to meet the revised due date as well. She eventually filed the report this past Wednesday, one week late.
The filing reveals that Ocasio-Cortez holds between $17,000 and $81,000 in bank accounts and has outstanding student loan debt ranging from $15,000 to $50,000. Her reported assets include $15,000 to $50,000 in a savings account, $1,000 to $15,000 in a checking account, and between $1,000 and $15,000 in a 401(k) from the National Hispanic Institute, where she worked prior to serving in Congress.
Compared to 2023 disclosures, which showed between $3,000 and $46,000 in bank assets, the Congresswoman appears to have increased her personal wealth by as much as $65,000 over the past year. As a member of Congress, she earns an annual salary of $174,000.
She also disclosed holding less than $1,000 in a brokerage account.
Notably absent from her disclosure was any financial information related to her longtime partner and fiancé, Riley Roberts, despite having referred to him as her “spouse” on multiple official documents — a point flagged in a recent House Ethics Committee report.
The July report raised concerns about Ocasio-Cortez identifying Roberts as her spouse in contexts that offered her perks, such as travel accommodations and event access, while omitting him from financial disclosures. Federal rules require members of Congress to include spousal financial information in their filings to ensure transparency and prevent potential conflicts of interest.
“There is a reason Congress requires financial disclosures to include the spouses of members of Congress,” said Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette of the Project On Government Oversight. “If spousal disclosures were not required, it would be all too easy to exploit that loophole.”
Ocasio-Cortez listed Roberts as her spouse in forms related to foreign trips to countries including Japan, Brazil, and Italy, and in 2021 to secure a complimentary ticket to the Met Gala — where she made headlines wearing a “Tax the Rich” dress.
The ethics report noted that while she used the “spouse” designation to receive certain exemptions, she did not disclose Roberts’ finances, as required for legally married couples. According to the disclosure, Roberts, a web developer from Arizona, has no reported assets or liabilities.
Ocasio-Cortez and Roberts, who got engaged in 2022 while in Puerto Rico, have not publicly shared their wedding plans. Her office did not respond to a request for comment.
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