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" I'm Latino, progressive, and I have deep roots in the working class - my father was a bracero, a guest farmworker and cook, and my mom worked as a nursing home laundry attendant. "

Jimmy Gomez

Father

Deep

Class

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Jimmy Gomez

Bird

Decisions

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