Bloomberg Businessweek on Thursday highlighted the rise of Democratic Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezHouse passes bill to avert shutdown Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' The Memo: Dems face balancing act on SCOTUS fight MORE (N.Y.), the legal fights of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Xavier BecerraState AGs condemn HUD rule allowing shelters to serve people on basis of biological sex OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Trump casts doubt on climate change science during briefing on wildfires | Biden attacks Trump's climate record amid Western wildfires, lays out his plan | 20 states sue EPA over methane emissions standards rollback 20 states sue EPA over methane emissions standards rollback MORE (D) and the legislative efforts of Sen. Tim Scott Timothy (Tim) Eugene ScottAuthor Ryan Girdusky: RNC worked best when highlighting 'regular people' as opposed to 'standard Republicans' Now is the time to renew our focus on students and their futures GOP lobbyists pleasantly surprised by Republican convention MORE (R-S.C.) in its list of the 50 most noteworthy people in politics, business and entertainment for 2018.

The publication highlighted Ocasio-Cortez's victory over Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) in a Democratic primary, calling it a "bellwether" for the wave of female lawmakers elected to Congress in last month's midterm elections.

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Ocasio-Cortez, a self-identified democratic socialist, has become a national political figure in the months since her upset victory over Crowley. She is the youngest woman elected to Congress.

Bloomberg also credited Scott, the GOP senator from South Carolina, with including language codifying "opportunity zones" in last year's GOP tax-cut bill. The zones provide tax relief to investors who develop projects in low-income areas and spaces where economic recovery has been slower than the rest of the country.

"Never thought I'd be on a list with @taylorswift13 and the K-Pop band @SuperStarBTStwt, but here I am," Scott tweeted following the release of the list.

Never thought I'd be on a list with @taylorswift13 and the K-Pop band @SuperStarBTStwt, but here I am. https://t.co/AONXeyDh1y — Tim Scott (@SenatorTimScott) December 6, 2018

Becerra, a former Democratic congressman from California, garnered recognition from the news outlet for filing nearly three dozen lawsuits against the Trump administration in 2018 alone, including over its attempt to add a citizenship question to the Census, its policy that led to the separation of hundreds of migrant families and its environmental policies.

Other political players included on the Bloomberg list are Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, the leaders of the Federal Reserve, and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney Mick MulvaneyMick Mulvaney to start hedge fund Fauci says positive White House task force reports don't always match what he hears on the ground Bottom line MORE.