Code for America’s Amanda Renteria Lost Some Battles, but Is Winning the Political War
Latina to Latina
English - October 19, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 607 ratingsSociety & Culture Business Entrepreneurship aliciamenendez hispanics lantiguawilliams latinas latinos Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The former political aide says growing up in agricultural California deeply shaped her identity, especially as a Latina in powerful roles, including chief of staff in the U.S. Senate. Amanda offers candid moments from running for, and losing public office, twice. And why those experiences crystallized her mission to fight for the rest of us.
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