Tony Vargas: “I became a school board member on Omaha Public Schools…”

“Yeah, you could, you could cheer for that I was a first generation college graduate. I'm first generation in this country. I'm the proud son of Peruvian immigrants. I never thought for office. And I became a school board member on Omaha Public Schools because an amazing person named Sarah Brumfeld took decided to make a change once she got elected. And that's how I became a school board member. I was appointed. That's why I decided to become a state senator, because I saw what was happening on the school board and I wanted to solve more problems in addition to education.” (14:39–14:50)

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