Who Is Riley Roberts? All On Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Fiancé

Riley Roberts and his fiance, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been engaged since 2022, but their love story began over a decade before that, PEOPLE reported. The couple first met, when they were both pursuing under graduation at Boston University. The pair started dating after becoming friends during a debate event. They stayed in relationship throughout college, the biography Take Up Space: The Unprecedented AOC stated. Although they parted ways after graduation, they fell in love again, many years later. Ocasio-Cortez was a well-known name in politics by 2022. At that moment Roberts was prepared to pop the question to his longtime lover. When he told Ocasio- Cortez, about his plans to propose sometime that year, she told him that he would have to "convince" her why they should get hitched after being together for quite some time, as per the outlet. Ocasio-Cortez admitted that she was a little unsure about jumping to the next phase of life. Though her first meeting with Roberts, led her to experience incredible life changes, Ocasio-Cortez said it helped her realize that Roberts was the type of partner who was always happy for her success, People reported. The couple ultimately got engaged in April 2022. "I feel like I won the men lottery in my life," Ocasio-Cortez told GQ , adding that Roberts had earned her admiration.

Who Is Riley Roberts?Roberts, who is from Arizona, enrolled in Boston University where he pursued sociology and finance, according to Business Insider. After graduation, Roberts returned to his native state, where he started a career in marketing and web development field. He helped small businesses launch their websites as a UX growth consultant. According to Business Insider, Roberts also helped his fiance in her campaign by assisting her with digital marketing and Facebook.