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Medium/Jessa Lewis: How I Left the Republican Party

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How I Left the Republican Party

An aspiring Senator reflects on the hard journey that brought her to public service
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Jessa Lewis
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It was in the early hours of December 12, 2002, that I was alone in a hospital bed with my newborn daughter. I clutched her little sweet-smelling form close, and felt the weight of the responsibility I now had. “I don’t know how I’m going to do this,” I whispered to her with moist eyes, “but I promise I’m going to give you a good life.”
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Running for State Senate 6th LD in the great state of Washington. Mom, healthcare advocate, proud Spokanite.
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