Rysheema Dixon was elected to Wilmington, DE City Council in 2016 at the age of 29. Hear about how a near-death experience impacted her life, and the hurdles she had to overcome as a woman of color entering politics.
2:00 - What was your first thought about running for office?
3:10 - How did you go about coalescing your plan to run?
5:15 - Who told you not to run?
6:20 - "I had to tell myself I'm ready no matter who tells me I"m not."
6:40 - Did the people tell you that you weren't ready have their own self-interest at play?
7:20 - Take me to the time you didn't think you were going to win.
9:00 - What did you tell yourself to keep going?
10:00 - Rysheema speaks about her background.
14:25 - What's the biggest challenge you've overcome?
15:36 - Rysheema discusses how a roof literally collapsing over her impacted her.
18:15 - What would you say to a young person thinking about getting involved in politics?
20:35 - How would you tailor your insight or advice specifically for a woman interested in politics, and what hurdles did you face that a guy would not?
22:20 - What's a personal habit you attribute to your success?
23:20 - What's the biggest lesson you've learned since being in office?
26:10 - If you had a magic wand, what would you do to heal America?
20:30 - What do you say to a member of your Party that questions why you want to reach across the aisle?
31:50 - Do you think an added benefit to young people getting engaged is working across Party lines?
34:25 - What book had the biggest impact on you?
35:15 - What is a message you would like to get across to your constituents or your Country?
