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" I was born and raised in the south side of Stockton, California, to a mother still in high school and a father in a juvenile detention facility. "

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" In our economic structure, the people who work the hardest oftentimes make the least. I know migrant farm workers who do back-breaking labor every day, or Uber drivers and Lyft drivers who drive 10 to 12 hours a day in traffic. You can't be lazy doing that kind of work. "

" I know, for me, I want to live in a community where people's basic needs are met. "

" Government can't do everything, but there is a role for government and smart policy, especially in equalizing opportunities for folks. "

" I harbor no illusion that government and elected office is a panacea for all of society's ills. "

" I do think that people deserve a basic economic floor so the bottom doesn't fall out under them. "

" I firmly believe that talent and intelligence are universal, but resources and opportunities are not. "

" When I was in high school, people would ask me what I wanted to do, and I would always say I wanted to 'lead marches and give speeches.' "

" During the fall of my junior year, I interned in Intergovernmental Affairs in The White House with a focus on outreach to local elected officials. Although I hated the menial tasks the job required, it gave me a window into the power of local government. "

" Work does have some value and some dignity, but I don't think working 14 hours and not being able to pay your bills, or working two jobs and not being able - there's nothing inherently dignified about that. "

" In college, I was so blessed to have relationships with those who did the civil rights movement. "

" For whatever reason, in this country we have a very interesting relationship with poverty, where we think people in poverty are bad people. "

" I'm someone very interested in diversity, equity, social justice, and getting rid of white supremacy. "

" My mom was on welfare for the first five, six years of my life. "

" I thought I'd be a low-key producer or something, politics and film at the same time. But also, I'm not a big movie person - my girlfriend gets mad at me because I go to sleep whenever we go to the movies. "

" So much of the world is digital. "

" I fully support accountability and transparency. "

" I'm tired of talking about where we've been. I'm more interested in talking about where we're going. "

" I tell people all the time, the status quo is so untenable to me. Like, literally, I have no patience for it. "