my next guest is a history maker in her own right. not only was she just elected the first woman to represent her state s 75th district, but the first openly gay lawmaker in the house of texas as well as one of the youngest i. of. great to have you and important to point out while pursuing public office, you wanted the election to be about qualifications and not about age, gender or sexual identity. what were the qualifications to let you triumph over perceived obstacles? thank you for allowing me to be here. going into the race i wasn t running as a gay or a woman candidate, but as candidate who cared about the issues. previously i worked at the capital and i left to be an educator and assistant dean. i thought the combination of the skills and the policy and in the classroom gave me the necessary