'But the congresswoman's spokesperson denied the December report. 'What I have recommended to the New York delegation is that you find her a primary opponent and make her a one-term congressperson,' a Democratic lawmaker told Some House Democrats are muttering about finding a primary challenger to freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezShe noted the 'waiting 20 years' line in the story and wrote on twitter: 'That broken mentality, that public office is something you wait in line for, instead of earning through hard organizing, is exactly what voters want to change. He was defeated by Democratic primary challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in what was viewed as one of the largest upsets of the 2018 midterm elections. A native of Woodside, NY and life-long New Yorker, Joe Crowley had had the privilege of serving New York’s 14th Congressional District until 2018. "In the feature, Crowley explained his father died when he was 15 years old.He added: "Becoming a parent for the first time is the happiest day of your life, but with all of the happy days they are also the saddest because you are missing that person in this case my father, Alfie's grandfather who would have loved Alfie. Harkeem Jeffries (seen here with Rep. Katherine Clark) said none of his House colleagues have asked him about recruiting a primary challenger to Ocasio-CortezNo official challenger to the self-described socialist has emerged but there are some names being thrown around by Democrats in the New York district, particularly by those angry she knocked off Crowley, who was a political power player on Capitol Hill and in-line to be speaker one day. Ocasio-Cortez, however, denied she was interested in knocking off her fellow Democrats.And Jeffries said none of his House colleagues have asked him about recruiting a primary challenger to Ocasio-Cortez. 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"While he keeps his private life away from the spotlight, Crowley seems to take an active role on social media.His posts often include behind-the-scenes content of the filming of Countryfile.In a post on the presenter's Instagram account last October, he shared a picture of his attempt of recreating the Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear in cake form to celebrate his son's 5th birthday.He captioned the post: "That time of year again: my annual attempt at getting a bit creative with icing. One person who spoke with Ocasio-Cortez and her staff about Jeffries told 'It's personal for Ocasio,' the person said.