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12. Who are your real-life heroes?

Definitely my family. My sister is an incredible mom, an ultra-successful real estate agent, and one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet. My dad works harder than anyone I know. He’s a veteran and worked multiple demanding jobs when I was growing up to take care of our family. And my mom is amazingly intelligent and exceptionally generous. She volunteers all the time, everywhere - from the Red Cross disaster response team to her local elections - and she gave me my love of public service. I’m so lucky to have them all in my life.

13. When and where were you happiest?

I hiked the Coast-to-Coast trail after I took the bar exam. It’s a 200-mile trail from the western to the eastern coast of northern England. Celebrating completing that hike, completing law school and completing the bar exam all together was one of my happiest moments. WBF