Lucy McBath: “I want to know why was no one standing up for our children? Why was no…”

On the recordNovember 24, 2020

I want to know why was no one standing up for our children? Why was no one standing up to keep us safe? So I stood up and I ran for office myself.

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Lucy McBath explains her motivation for running for office after the loss of her son.

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