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Why Did You Run? Stephen Yasko
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Looking at the reasons people make the decision to run for public office. It's often more interesting than their political views. Why would you run?
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Why Did Marc Fliedner Run For Brooklyn - DA
Marc Fliedner was the first openly gay man to run for Brooklyn's District Attorney's office. Marc tells us about his transformation from suburban family man with two kids to a progressive candidate with a loyal social media following. He became closer to his son during the campaign that started with a trial of police officer on manslaughter charges.
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Why Did Brooke Lierman Run?
Brooke Lierman, a delegate to the Maryland Legislature, talks about running as a working mother with two young children. She's a veteran of several national level campaigns and we figure out how that experience helped her win her seat.
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Why Did Luke Clippinger Run?
Luke Clippinger is a Delegate to Maryland Legislature. Luke has an interesting story filled with political work for many years before he took the plunge and ran himself. Luke introduced a bill requiring sick pay in Maryland and was successful in overriding a gubernatorial veto to place it into law.
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Why Did You Run - Eric Costello, Baltimore City Councilman
Eric Costello, Baltimore City Councilman for the 11th District talks about going from a cyber-security desk job to representing one of Baltimore's most diverse districts. He went from neighborhood leader to the council in a most interesting way and for interesting reasons.