Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Showed Off Surprising Skill When Hill Staffer Was in Trouble

It is not for nothing that they are called civil servants.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was seen Tuesday coming to the aid of a congressional staffer who needed help jump-starting her car battery after she died outside the U.S. Capitol.

In a now-viral photo shared by her chief of staff, Ocasio-Cortez can be seen applying a portable charger to the car battery as two Capitol Police officers and the staffer, identified as Evan Hollander, look on.

“She arrived moments after I started working on it,” Hollander, an aide and driver for Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), told HuffPost. “She immediately jumped in and started.”

Hollander said he hadn’t been there very long and was initially confused because his battery charger was a portable charger and not a more traditional charger that plugs into another car’s battery.

“I think I would have gotten it eventually, but it was helpful to have a second set of eyes,” he said. “It was a great time meeting her, and she was really helpful and kind.”

Larson was with Hollander, waiting to leave after completing some votes at the Capitol, according to a newsletter sent by NOTUS, a Washington publication of the Allbritton Journalism Institute.

Larson later expressed his gratitude to Ocasio-Cortez on social media, writing, “Congress is a hands-on job!”

The New York Democrat suggested she was just passing on the message.

“We’ve all needed a little help at some point!” she replied. “I’m happy to lend a hand.”