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About me
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“I love public service. … local government shaped me as a legislator, and then in 1992, I was privileged to be elected to represent this congressional district, the first woman in the history of the district … The work that I’ve done in the community with nonprofits … those are the things that have shaped me.” |
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“The very top of the list is to protect our democracy by protecting the vote … The vote is sacred in a democracy, and the threats are coming from state legislatures … to manipulate votes that are cast by the voters. And the challenges have to be met certainly to address climate change, my record is replete on that … my voting record has earned the support of all organizations that have endorsed my candidacy for many cycles and national organizations as well.” |
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“I hope that along the path of life that you will always have a devotion to our democracy, because our democracy needs you … and make time in your lives to always give back to your community. If we have strong communities, we have a strong democracy.” |
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“I grew up very poor … with my single mom … in a really rough area … very unlike Palo Alto. I wasn’t a political kid. I’m not like a professional politician … I was running a small startup and a software development and the mayor at the time was trying to ban software… that’s why I ran for city council.” |
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“We need a legislator for the digital age, especially for Silicon Valley … the country’s losing a lot by not having a good grasp of technology … If you don’t have good policies, it’s gonna be tough to have a robust economy. Without a robust economy, it’s going to be really hard for a lot of those that are disadvantaged. So it’s important that we remain at the forefront, that we have tech-forward policies, that we are supportive of entrepreneurs.” |
Message to youth
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“It’s important to get involved … If you look, the average age of people in politics is … 30 years more than the average age of the private sector. The average age in Congress is … like 66 to 69 years old. The retirement age is 65. And so it is so important that the youth get involved. So get involved in a campaign.” |
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“The first night that I was actually born … we actually stayed in a shelter … Living in a car gives you a unique perspective as to how people … are suffering … I know firsthand what it takes to actually have to survive … besides all that I had some unique privileges to actually write legislation in Congress.” |
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“You need a generational shift in terms of treating this [climate change] as an emergency. And it’s incumbent upon us as younger folks to understand that this is the greatest challenge we face … I don’t get why Democrats or Republicans are still trying to act like we can talk about carbon taxes as though it’s 2002 … And these are issues that we need to fight upon. Now. And we need big, big reimagination and the [Green] New Deal to try and tackle those issues. “ |
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No one will fix this problem if it’s not you. And throughout history, we have seen that it has always been the energy, the organization, the power of young people … to rise to the greatest moment and challenge of that generation … right now it’s climate change. |
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“I grew up here … [and went] to Woodside High School … [I] worked in New York in finance for several years which has given me a lot of understanding both about government budgets and … the deficit and how that’s causing inflation … I served two … rotations as mayor [of Menlo Park] in 2013 and 2018.” |
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“The problem is that big government … has a lot of unintended consequences. And a good example is housing legislation … that has now basically banned single-family zoning across California … cities all try very hard to maintain the character of our neighborhoods … and the state mandates can triple, quadruple the number of units that can be built in these neighborhoods … but there’s no funding for the additional classrooms that are going to be required.” |
Message to youth
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“Every election is important, and this midterm election is no less important … Even if … you can’t vote, helping … your parents, your families, … friends, helping candidates or helping folks understand the issues … will help to encourage a better turnout in this election.” |
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“Silicon Valley has never sent a tech-savvy representative … As a tech executive who works in … Analytics and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning vertical, my plan is to grow our innovation economy … [and] bridge income inequality, while ensuring that tech does not trample upon people’s rights.” |
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“I will not sell out. On the city council, I rejected land-developer campaign money. In Congress, I will continue to reject all Corporate PAC money, and will never sell out to the special interests … We need to bring fresh voices into our government. Our elected leaders stay too long, and do very little. That’s why I have been an advocate for term limits for all elected positions … [they] will bring new energy, new leadership, and alleviate corruption.” |
Message to youth
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“America has a crisis with teenagers who are vulnerable to social media algorithms and facing depression … Instagram has been in the news … but nothing has been done … We need tech-savvy energetic elected leaders who will be able to truly address the angst of the youth.” |
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