And a lot has to do with the lack of social capital. And I think it has. There's not much. There's not that many Latinos that work in the Capitol that serve. You know, Juan says Kamani made history, became the first Mexican American, Mexican born Mexican American that was ever elected in the Republican party back in 22. It was the first. There isn't that many. And so when I got to serve, I wanted people that were cleaning the halls of Congress to see that we can also be serving in the House of Representatives, that we do it all. (21:28–21:41)
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Asserts that Kamani was the first Mexican-born Mexican American elected in the Republican party in 2022.
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