Yeah, it's just an incredibly exciting time. And soon after I was elected, arrived at the Capitol, I was working on bills, I was talking to colleagues, and it became extremely clear that Our number one priority had to be getting new maps and had to be competing for a majority with the maps that we had where Republicans were more likely to get a super majority than Democrats were to get a majority in a 50, 50 state. It was really tough to govern. It was really tough to get things done in the Capitol and to move policy forward that reflects the will of the people of this state. (05:45–05:59)
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Asserts that the priority was obtaining new electoral maps due to Republican advantage in a 50-50 state.
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