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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.

Archila is co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy. The New York-based nonprofit group tweeted out video of Ocasio-Cortez presenting Archila with the "Well-behaved women rarely make history" pin.

The woman who confronted Sen. Jeff Flake last year in a widely seen, videotaped confrontation ahead of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said she plans to attend Tuesday’s State of the Union address following an invitation from freshman Rep.

Archila, the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy — which aims to “advance a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice policy agenda,” according to its site — praised the Bronx-born politician for the invite.

Other lawmakers picked similarly pointed guests. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is attending with Maria Archila, the activist who confronted Sen. Jeff Flake in the elevator during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings.

Archila is co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy. The New York-based nonprofit group shared a video of Ocasio-Cortez presenting Archila with a pin that says, "Well-behaved women rarely make history."

“I never thought I’d be excited about being in the same room with Donald Trump," said Archila, who is the co-executive director of the left-leaning Center for Popular Democracy.

The hint referred to Ocasio-Cortez’s congressional district.

Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, made headlines for holding an elevator on Capitol Hill to tearfully yell at Flake, R-Ariz., during Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings.

Ana Maria Archila, a community organizer and co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, went viral back in September when she and another survivor, Maria Gallagher, confronted Flake in an elevator after he announced he would support Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Sup

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