History was made in several races during the 2017 off-year elections, with minorities, first-timers, and other under-represented candidates winning their campaigns. But it was no easy feat. Some hopefuls were hit with racial epithets and discriminatory advertisements before they won.
And for them, victory sent a clear message: our state is not a state of hate.
At least this was Virginia’s delegate-elect Elizabeth Guzman’s reaction. She and Hala Ayala this year became the first two Latinas ever elected to the state's House of Delegates. In an interview with Cheddar on Tuesday, Guzman said that many Republicans were mimicking the anti-immigration rhetoric exhibited by President Donald Trump. In her case, her opponent accused her of wanting to protect criminals.
“I think it was a huge response from Virginia to Washington, D.C., and also to Richmond, and Prince William County,” she said about winning. “We are not a state of hate. We are a state that is diverse, and we are proud of our diversity.”
Guzman, who began campaigning in October 2016, says her children were a motivating factor for her run for office. The public administrator and social worker was already heavily involved in her community. As a delegate, she hopes to encourage Latin children to feel represented and hopes more people with her background run for office in the future.
Presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard joined families of 9/11 victims and first responders Tuesday as she called on the Trump administration and the FBI to release documents that she said could implicate Saudi Arabia for its role in the attacks.
In mid-September, the White House revoked a waiver that allows California to implement stricter emission standards than what the federal government puts forward under the Clean Air Act.
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan stated official quarterly GDP figures would be released Thursday, but that preliminary analysis shows consecutive economic contractions.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Monday, October 28, 2019.
The U.S. Education Department was also ordered to pay $100,000 in damages.
The governor on Tuesday called on the state's attorney general to investigate why drivers in the Golden State are being forced to shell out $1.50 more than the average U.S. driver.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, October 23, 2019.
Ohio nearly purged over 200,000 of active voters from polls and one in five people on that list should not have been there. Jen Miller, Director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio joins Cheddar via phone to discuss how she is fighting to prove the state of Ohio was wrong to remove some of those people on the list.
Despite an array of challenges, advocates, enthusiasts, and cannabis industry stakeholders felt Canada's great cannabis experiment had mostly worked.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, October 18, 2019.
