 Being the first woman elected in my district has been pretty cool I guess is is a truthful answer and I'm really excited about it because by virtue of being the first it means that I know that there will be plenty more coming in the future and so I'm just gonna work as best as I can to make sure that I provide a great example for other ladies and other women who may be considering running for this seat or any other seat on City Council or elected office. It is very important. I love RBG and when she said that anywhere the decisions are being made women need to be in the room and that's because we just have a unique perspective and I think that when we're making decisions about cities and communities you need to have diverse perspectives so that you really have thoughtful resolutions and thoughtful answers to community concerns. I always say if you see a problem and it really irritates you and so if something is going on in your city you're like I'm tired of this going on in my city that probably means that you are you're being called to do something in government and so follow the calling do your research learn study practice talking to a lot of people because you're gonna end up talking a whole lot more than you think and just go after it you may not win the first time but find a mentor who can help give you the steps and then just really really work hard at it. I kind of find that people who are one and done probably really didn't want it maybe they just wanted fame or they just wanted people to see them but if you really commit it you'll put the work in put the time in put the resources in so that you're successful and if you fail the first time or you're not successful the first time then try again. In my professional life I have Judge Allison Lee is a judge that I clerked for as well as my current boss and Mikkel who founded the Mikkel and Bass law firm and then and with respect to government and city council I'm a real big Maxine Walter span she's just awesome to me but then my dear friend Tamika Isaac divine I knew Tamika before she ran and I watched her run and I tell people these days that in watching her run I really had no doubt that I could do the same thing and so I think it's very pivotal for young girls to to find those people that are in positions or who've done it before to see how they did it learn from learn what they did and how they did it what worked what didn't work and it does help build the confidence in you that you can also do it too.