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"We need different voices in government—not for the sake of different voices, but because it actually makes a difference in policy."
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Lina Maria Hidalgo is an American politician in the state of Texas. She is the county judge of Harris County, the third-most populous county in the United States. Hidalgo functions as the county's chief executive and its emergency manager. She oversees a budget of over $4 billion.
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"We have got to include all the voices in our democracy. Thats how we preserve democracy, thats how we build accountable government, thats how you build responsive government."
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"I just felt this call to action, to give back and do something about what was happening, and I decided that the most effective way to give back and to make a difference would be by being in charge. That there was no reason why I shouldnt run. I know what needed to change, and I was going to do it."
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