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Beyond thrilled to see my sister @TarraSimmons5 announce her candidacy for the Washington State legislature!

spokanepublicradio.org/post/former-in…
“If ultimately elected, Simmons said she would bring the Legislature her lived experiences of having been in foster care as a child, experiencing homelessness, becoming a teen mom and being part of the criminal justice system.”
^ THIS TWEET IS AN ENDORSEMENT 🙌
Tarra would be the first formerly incarcerated person elected to the Washington State legislature — and possibly any state legislature.
All this said, it would be lovely to see future media coverage of her candidacy describe her in terms other than “convicted-felon-turned-lawyer.”

May I suggest: supreme badass lawyer who’s about to make history.
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Remember when the Trump admin got caught burying evidence that one of their regulatory attacks on Food Stamps would also strip *over half a million* kids of free school meals?

They just admitted it's actually *1 MILLION.*

Weeks after the comment period closed.
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That's how hell-bent he is on taking food away from struggling families.
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(But wow... you can't make this stuff up.)
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