How to Go Behind the Ballot during Election Times with Claire Campos O'Neal

Have you ever felt frustrated with what is happening around your town? Have you ever felt powerless to create change and have your voice heard?

This coming Tuesday, November 8th, is the midterm election here in the US. For many, politics seems to be the one topic we all want to escape, yet we are surrounded by it. 

Perhaps like the majority, you are a reluctant spectator in the past. However, there is so much at stake lately that I could not open up a discussion on this topic. 

Over the course of the years, I have been fortunate enough to get a first-hand look at our governmental system.  During my career, I was asked to collaborate with Capital Hill Staffers to draft education policies and share a first-hand account of how these policies impacted our schools and students. 

I have had the opportunity to watch individuals from both sides of the aisle work together successfully to make a difference in the lives of the people they represent.

If you believe politics are "dirty," "don't matter," or "why should I care?" This show is for you today.

I think that, at times, our limited understanding and knowledge of a topic keeps us from taking action or, in some cases taking the right action that can benefit us. 

I know that we can often feel powerless and ineffective in creating change.  For this reason, I am sharing this interview with you today. 

This week's guest is Claire Campos-O’Neal, mother to two young boys, daughter of a first-generation Mexican-American, and co-host of Go Behind the Ballot Podcast. In November 2021, she put her name on the ballot and ran for office for the first time. She hoped to be the next State Representative for House District-51, which covers much of southeast Austin and Travis County. 

 What pushed her to throw her hat in the ring was the regret I w

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