45 min
Why This Teacher and Mom is Running for Office with Elizabeth Madeira Make it Brave
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- Self-Improvement
Elizabeth Madeira never had aspirations to run for office. But now this teacher and mom of three is running for Tennessee state representative.
Elizabeth is running as a Democrat in a historically red district against an incumbent who has held the office for 20 years. Some might call it a futile effort, but to Elizabeth, it was important to jump into the race instead of sitting on the sidelines.
Listen to hear what made Elizabeth decide to get involved in politics and hear how her beliefs, voting preference and even party affiliation has changed over the years. And while there's a lot of attention on the presidential election, we discuss why some of the most important votes we cast are at the local level.
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Elizabeth Madeira never had aspirations to run for office. But now this teacher and mom of three is running for Tennessee state representative.
Elizabeth is running as a Democrat in a historically red district against an incumbent who has held the office for 20 years. Some might call it a futile effort, but to Elizabeth, it was important to jump into the race instead of sitting on the sidelines.
Listen to hear what made Elizabeth decide to get involved in politics and hear how her beliefs, voting preference and even party affiliation has changed over the years. And while there's a lot of attention on the presidential election, we discuss why some of the most important votes we cast are at the local level.
EPISODE SHOW NOTES:
https://makeitbrave.com/56
MAKE IT BRAVE PRODUCTS:
https://makeitbrave.com/shop/
JOIN MAKE IT BRAVE FB COMMUNITY:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/makeitbrave/
MAKE IT BRAVE INSTAGRAM:
https://www.instagram.com/makeitbrave/
45 min