 Well, hi, my name is Shanae Chase Clifford and I'm running for Congress in Vermont I'm running for Congress because I I know what it's like to grow up in our beautiful state and and really struggle and and try to build a life and try to try to just make ends meet and Unfortunately in Congress we have far too many politicians who don't know what that experience is like and honestly we'll never have to live with the impact of their decisions and In the gap between what politicians say they're going to do and what they actually fight for is where our working families and our most marginal More at most marginalized communities fall and I am running because I know what that experience is like And I know exactly the type of solutions that we need to center our working families and our and our most vulnerable Communities and when we center our most vulnerable communities our whole entire community systems thrive I'm not a politician I'm a social worker and someone who cares deeply about our communities and wants to fight for systemic change Because we're not going to individualize our way out of collective crisis We need to make sure that we were pushing for systemic level change and and holding folks accountable especially the folks who Most exploit our labor and most exploit our climate making sure that they are also contributing to Systemic change. I and I'm running to give Vermonters a real choice for for progress in our state And I'm asking Vermonters to think differently about what representation looks like and what representation means and You know at the end of the day. I'm a kid from Vermont who really knows what it feels like to to build a life in this state and I want everyone to be able to do that I'm running on safe affordable dignified housing for all generation defining climate action comprehensive affordable and excellent health care for all and Making sure that everyone has access to gainful union backed employment and and in general building communities and that are bounded on mutual trust and care and compassion