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This week, Jessica talks with 5 extraordinary candidates running for state legislature across the country, all of whom could flip their seat from red to blue if they win. Listen to them tell you, in their own words, what inspired them to run, what they hope to do first if they’re elected, and what issue or story they think more people should know about this year. Faith Winter is a candidate running to flip Senate District 24 in the Colorado state Senate. She has served two terms in the Colorado House and wants to continue giving a voice to the voiceless in the state. Jared Mead is a candidate running to flip the HD 44b in the Washington state House. Jared has demonstrated his commitment to serving and improving his community through his previous work as a legislative aide in the State Senate and currently while a member of the Mill Creek City Council. Sydney Batch is a candidate running to flip the HD 37 in the North Carolina state House. Sydney is a lawyer, social worker, and child welfare advocate who wants wants to do more for her community by running for state legislature. Domingo DeGrazia is a candidate running to flip Legislative District 10 in Arizona’s state House. He is a Tucson native who has spent his career as an attorney working with families in the Arizona foster care system. Tram Nguyen is a candidate running to flip the 18th Essex District in the Massachusetts state House. When Tram was just 5-years-old, she and her family fled violence in Vietnam to find new hope and opportunity in the US. Today, she is giving back as a legal aid attorney specializing in family and immigration law. * Follow us on social media Facebook Twitter: @thedlcc Instagram: @dlcc * More about our host: Jessica Post is the Executive Director of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, where she leads the national strategy for electing more state Democrats and winning legislative majorities.  More about Stated | More about DLCC | Support our candidates * For comments, feedback, suggestions for who you want to hear on the show, and to share your canvassing stories, email stated@dlcc.org.