Mayra Flores: “I actually became the first Mexican born congresswoman ever…”

“Myrafloresforcongress.com okay, so you go to her website, you find out all the information about Myra, and Myra, you, you became the congresswoman, right? That's right. I actually became the first Mexican born congresswoman ever elected in history. And no one can take that away from us. And I was very proud of that day because I want more Hispanics, you know, more Latinos, more of us to be able to lead and be leaders in this country.” (01:23–01:29)

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