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"“As a young, young girl, I probably didn’t know about women like Rosa Parks. I wasn’t that kid who said, ‘Someday, I want to be in Congress.’ But I knew my grandmothers, and they were incredible people.”"
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester is an American politician serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Delaware. From 2017 to 2025, she served as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in both chambers of Congress.
"“As a young, young girl, I probably didn’t know about women like Rosa Parks. I wasn’t that kid who said, ‘Someday, I want to be in Congress.’ But I knew my grandmothers, and they were incredible people.”"
"“And then, one day, I remember going to the supermarket here in Delaware, and there was a family in front of me, a father and a couple of kids. He had put back a bunch of grapes because they were five dollars a bunch and he couldn’t afford it. It was this turning point. I just realized that I wasn’t the only one struggling. I’m blessed. I have a house. I have great kids. I suffered a loss, but there are a lot of people who are suffering—loss of their jobs, loss of their homes, loss of a child to gun violence.”"
"“My mother’s mother worked at a ball‑bearing plant. She was a steelworker at a time when it wasn’t common to see a woman in that position. Eventually she became a union leader and an activist, trying to stop drugs in her community. (She and her family were pushed out of their neighborhood by drug dealers.)”"