What do you want your legacy to be? Oh. So I come from what I describe as a legacy seat. And for you, for the folks who may not know, Lou Stokes was the very first person who held the seat [in Congress]. A founding member of the cbc, but also someone who demanded that we have reflective representation in our government. And this seat would not exist but for the work that he did. (19:27–19:35)
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