He was a generous and kind human being—and a quiet force fighting for civil rights. His marriage to my mom in ‘58 was illegal (she’s black). They were married 59 years. Here he is walking me down the aisle in ‘95. (His twin brother said our wedding mass).
The fact that my candidacy & win was unlikely enough to generate excitement around its novelty proves my premises exactly.
Congress has been ~80% male, disproportionately rich, & deeply unrepresentative of the American public.
Wins like mine *should* be more common.They aren’t.
Reminder: Just this weekend Trump refused to definitively say Russia interfered in the election, while Comey says Russia's *still* involved. https://t.co/qGzUBRpGs0
NO cameras at signings for:
Planned Parenthood funding freeze
Undermining gun background checks
Removing transgender protections
Muslim Ban https://t.co/jgWpqEiCEs