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I came to politics later in life so I bring a different life experience to it.

I'm not sure I had a political career for the future anyway. I'm not sure that politics was what I wanted to spend my life doing.

I've been a Republican all my life because I embrace the conservative values of hard work, personal freedom, less government and fewer taxes. But I also believe in compassion, inclusion, and helping those who want to help themselves.

Everything that has happened in my life is because of good government and because the United States of America was the greatest nation on the face of the earth.

I am involved with politics today because of the inspiration I received from Ronald Reagan.

My passion for strengthening the community and making peoples' lives better is stronger now than when I first got into politics.

I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.

My life experiences have helped me to be less fearful. In politics, that has allowed me to take on issues sooner rather than later.

I understand people, and I think that my life and my history and what I represent can relate to a lot of the women, the independents, the moderate voters.

For me it's more important to look at each constituency individually and find a community I feel I can serve to the best of my abilities, and where I feel I can make a real difference, and further their cause.