Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to a crowd of mostly Penn State students at a rally for presidential candidate Kamala Harris and vice presidential candidate Tim Walz on Friday afternoon at State Theatre in State College.

Ocasio-Cortez was joined by State College Mayor Ezra Nanes, Penn State College Democrats President Baybars Charkas, and Penn State Students for Harris President Sydney Robinson. Ocasio-Cortez spoke for about 25 minutes and discussed the importance of the November 5 election, her journey to politics, her time in the U.S. House of Representatives, and more.

Lines to see Ocasio-Cortez stretched down College Avenue well before the event. With more than 15 minutes before doors were scheduled to open at 5 p.m., lines reached the intersection of College Avenue and Allen Street and down Fraser Street. About 20 supporters of former president Donald Trump, waving Trump and American flags, stood across the street at the Allen Street gates.

Doors to the State Theatre opened around 5:30 p.m., 30 minutes after they were set to open. The theater reached its full capacity of 591 before organizers began turning people away at the door. However, Ocasio-Cortez spoke to a group of people who couldn’t enter outside the theater before the rally.

Nanes kicked off the event at 6:30 p.m., about 30 minutes after the scheduled start time of the event. Nanes led the crowd in a “We Are” chant before launching into his monologue.

Nanes talked about what he saw as the importance of Pennsylvania in the presidential election and its role as a swing state as well as Penn State students’ role in helping Pennsylvania vote Democratic. He also spoke about Trump and transgender rights and encouraged those in attendance to vote for Democrats across all elections.

Charkas followed Nanes on stage at 6:40 p.m. He spoke about what he saw as the importance of the election on college-aged citizens and the impact it would have on future generations.

Robinson spoke at 6:45 p.m. and talked about how a health scare over the summer moved her to start Students for Harris and what she saw as the importance of affordable health care.

Ocasio-Cortez walked on the stage at 6:50 p.m. to chants of “AOC” from the crowd. She also talked about what she saw as the importance of the election for future generations. She also spoke about the efforts that a Democratic-led House of Representatives took in years past, including work on the minimum wage and climate change.

Ocasio-Cortez spoke about how she perceived the differences between the politics of past generations against those of the present generation. She finished her speech by talking about the importance of getting people to vote and encouraged attendees to convince their friends to vote. Ocasio-Cortez then left the stage around 7:15 p.m.

Ocasio-Cortez’s rally was preceded by a similar event held by former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday, October 17, in the Sparks Building on Penn State’s campus.