BELL IS PROUD TO SEE THE GROWING NUMBER OF WOMEN IN POLITICS.
members, legislative assistants, bill writers, advisory roles or campaign staffers. There are tons of opportunities for women to plug in and they are needed in all of those roles.” Bell also notes it is never too early for parents to start teaching their children
about exercising the right to vote and being attuned to the news that affects them and their community. While her son may only be in elementary school, Bell and her husband find ways to educate him, on his level, about the issues going on around them, from immigration to health care to education.
“It doesn’t have to be this full-scale conversation,” said Bell. “It’s more about making children understand that there is this system that affects their lives and making sure they know that they get a say in what happens in that system. So that once they are able to vote, they go and do that.”
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