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I got my first experience at the Capitol when I was 16 years old. For the next 20 years, I worked in and around the legislature \u2014 as an intern, a staffer, a lobbyist, and a legislator. <\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve learned the process and how to build relationships across the aisle. That\u2019s how I was able to negotiate with the majority party to get a historic number of Democratic bills heard and passed in the State House this year.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n For 7 of the 9 years I have been in the State House, I\u2019ve served in various leadership roles, leading recruitment efforts and campaigns, managing goal-setting and agenda building, handling internal issues with members, and more. <\/span><\/p>\n As your next AFL-CIO President, I will put my experience to work, <\/b><\/span>full-time<\/b><\/span>, for our organization. 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