Dr. Christine Eady MannVerified account

A series of things, really. I've been politically engaged for about a decade, working to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. I've done phone banking, block walking, and voter registration for years, and am a voter registrar in 3 counties in Texas. 1/

So running for office has always been a consideration. I figured I'd do it after I retired from my medical practice. Then the 2016 election happened. I was distraught at seeing the policies coming out of this administration. 2/

This was especially true where POC, women, and immigrants were concerned. Seeing pictures of tables of white men smiling as they made decisions that adversely affected women was especially galling. 3/

I decided to step up my activism and became the leader of my local #Indivisible chapter. With that group, I scheduled visits to my MOC's offices for groups of concerned citizens. After the first visit, I was told that I could no longer make appointments. 4/

The senior staff said that they had heard all they needed to hear from my group. I was appalled. You can hear more about it with my pinned video on Twitter. I decided that something needed to be done, and that I would do it! So now I'm running for his seat. #

LGBTQ Americans are exactly that: Americans. People's rights are not up for debate nor should the be up for a vote. Unfortunately, that's where we find ourselves under this administration. 1/