The Squad is an informal name that has been applied to four women elected in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections with support of the Justice Democrats. The four are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. All are relatively young women and members of ethnic minorities, and all are considered to be on the left wing of the Democratic Party.[citation needed]