My Passion For Government

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I come from a VERY apolitical family, so much so that neither of my parents are even registered to vote. As you can imagine, my passion for government doesn’t stem from my parent’s dedication to a political party or candidate and my interest in the subject is relatively new. I had always been fascinated with American History and current events, but prior to the 2016 election I had been out of touch with the government and so politically illiterate that I don’t even like to think about it. Since then, I have done just about everything that I can to educate myself on every aspect of the government, from attending Virginia Girls State to dedicating 30 hours a week during the summer to help get my candidate elected, but I think that the

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