Thread:MichaelDiaz101/@comment-31129923-20180729043058/@comment-31129923-20180729083830

Alright, I like where this is going. I'd like to say that from our past conversations I've always respected the transparency in which we are not afraid to sort of give each other a little insight of which side of the spectrum our values and opinions are. While that's not something to share easily these days, I'm totally grateful for it even if we disgreed.

As you know, I told you some time back about how happy I was to have the opportunity to meet a State Senator who was running for Governor in my state...you also know how that ended up. To be honest, I've since moved past it and despite the fact that his whole scandal was the reason I took hiatus for a time, I was fortunate to be more involved with another campaign that I recently became an intern for.

I began volunteering for this candidate, a paralegal named J.D. Scholten, when I realized I was in a red district represented by a useless and infamously, bigoted congressman. The trend with our district was that the Democrats could hold a primary but usually the challenger that was nominated was underfunded and not very impressive. However, this time around, Scholten entered the race and managed to gain prominence in a manner that appealed to people across the state and abroad. So far, he's consistantly outraised the Republican incubment at the end of each fundraising quarter and the best part about it is that he doesn't accept big corporate donations. While it's still an uphill battle, I'm honored to be apart of the campaign.

It's also good to hear from people like John Risener who understand why we elect people to represent us in the government. Elected officials have a job while in office and that's to run the system in a way that benefits the people they were sworn to represent. I've also met with candidates, besides those I mentioned, incubments, and former officials who continue to do what they can to participate in election cycles. I really hope more activists like them end up being elected to positions to do what they are raising awareness for.

Now with that in mind, Bill Huffman plays a central role in the