… this job to be a little bit at a sandwich generation point, because so many of my constituents were juggling family, caring for a parent and a child or children. People, it turns out, don't want elected officials who have perfect lives. They want elected officials who will help make their lives better. And I had a lot of personal motivation to be able to do that. I had one particularly pivotal moment where a group of my girlfriends took me out and sat me down and said, we will have your back if you do this. (04:40–04:47)
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Asserts that constituents prefer elected officials focused on improving lives rather than having perfect personal lives.
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