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Archila, the co-executive director of Center for Popular Democracy Action, told Flake, who has since joined CBS News as a contributor, about her own sexual assault, urging him not to vote to confirm Kavanaugh. Video of the interaction, which took place in a stopped elevator, went viral.

Read more about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's State of the Union guest is activist who confronted Jeff Flake in elevator

Ocasio-Cortez's guest to the State of the Union, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action Ana Maria Archila, wore the same two pins.

Read more about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a pin with a picture of the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US custody to the State of the Union

Ocasio-Cortez's guest to the State of the Union, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action Ana Maria Archila, wore the same two pins.

Read more about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a pin with a picture of the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in US custody to the State of the Union

Archila is not only one of the representative’s constituents, but also an active community organizer and co-executive director for the Center for Popular Democracy Action.

Read more about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Fellow Democrats are Making a Powerful Statement with Their State of the Union Guests

On September 28, Ana Maria Archila confronted Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator of a Senate office building shortly after he announced that he would be supporting Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

Read more about 6 State of the Union Guests More Interesting Than Whatever President Trump's Speech Is About

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.): Ana Maria Archila, the co-executive director at the Center for Popular Democracy and one of two activists who confronted former Sen. Jeff Flake in a Capitol Hill elevator last year over his support of then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Read more about Guest list: Lawmakers' plus-ones at Trump's State of the Union

Today, Kavanaugh sits on the Supreme Court. But Archila, the co-executive director of the progressive Center for Popular Democracy, will attend the State of the Union on Tuesday night as the guest of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

Read more about She confronted Jeff Flake over Kavanaugh. Now she’s a guest at the State of the Union.

Archila, who is the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, in September confronted Flake in an elevator when he was on his way to a Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor.

Read more about Ocasio-Cortez bringing woman who confronted Flake in elevator to State of the Union

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become known for making a statement – and she's not going to attend President Trump's State of the Union address without sending a message of her own. The New Yorker is bringing a special guest to her first State of the Union as a congresswoman: Ana Maria Archila.