marcia marcia fudge, who ended up becoming like she was my chosen big sister. there i had paul ryan, who was my mentor and big brother, who i would go to for advice and help. but i also marcia fudge, which made me so much more well-rounded, but there's a great example that came from that, where cedric richmond on the way to the state of the union, we talked, he said, you know, we see so much and we see so many things in the same way. why are you republican? i said because of the stories that my dad would tell me about why. it's important that people have power and that we don't centralize power and dictators and, people who are able to have too much power in the highest levels of government. it's so bad for the united for people. and i also said that being a mayor a city council, i found that the most efficient, the most effective solutions are found at the most local level. i was able to address issues very quickly and the closer you get decision making to people, the better it is. and cedric told me he's like, i understand that. he's like, i think differently because the local level is what kept my family ancestors from having the ability to vote, from having. they were t