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I was raised in a family dedicated to public service.

I have had a career in public service.

My whole life has been dedicated to public service.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

I think my mom and dad knew from the very beginning that I was destined to go into public service.

My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.

As a matter of fact, even when I finished law school, I had no notion of public service then.

Growing up, I was encouraged to get a good education, get a real job doing something I enjoyed, and, should the opportunity present itself, consider public service as just that: a chance to serve, not an end in itself.

Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.