south st. louis county. my family goes back several generations in missouri. my father was an accountant. mom ran a tax and bookkeeping service. one brother and one sister. i grew up in south st. louis city and then south st. louis county. and we were a very close net family. my parents worked extremely hard and set a great example. valued education. stayed together. they have been married over 60 years. and we really -- it really was a close community in south st. louis county back then. you could leave your doors open. the kids played in the church parking lot after school. and really, we benefited from that, that american dream of solid families, homeownership, parents who work hard, valued education, state together. something that too often is missing from society nowadays. >> when did you first become politically aware? >> a long time ago. i'm dating myself now. in junior high during watergate, i watched the watergate hearings. i'm not sure i really understood exactly what was going on. but i started to volunteer in political campaigns and ballot initiatives. but i really became much

south st. louis county and close knit. my parents worked hard and valued education, stayed together and married over 60 years. and we -- it was a close community in south st. louis county back then. you could leave your doors opened and the kids played in the church parking lot after school and we benefited from that american dream of solid. and parents who worked hair hard and something that is missing from society now adays. >> when did you become politicalally aware? >> during watergate, i watched the wear gate hearings and i'm not sure i understood what was going on and i started to volunteer in political campaigns and became more politically active in college, my first election was. >> you have a law degree and medical degree? >> i'm an internist. >> do you still practice. >> i'm in forced retirement. but i still keep in touch with the folks back home. >> being in public policy and the law and not 100% what i was going to do and stay with meed sin but now i practice law by writing laws. >> eight years in the missouri s

south st. louis county and close knit. my parents worked hard and valued education, stayed together and married over 60 years. and we -- it was a close community in south st. louis county back then. you could leave your doors opened and the kids played in the church parking lot after school and we benefited from that american dream of solid. and parents who worked hair hard and something that is missing from society now adays. >> when did you become politicalally aware? >> during watergate, i watched the wear gate hearings and i'm not sure i understood what was going on and i started to volunteer in political campaigns and became more politically active in college, my first election was. >> you have a law degree and medical degree? >> i'm an internist. >> do you still practice. >> i'm in forced retirement. but i still keep in touch with the folks back home. >> being in public policy and the law and not 100% what i was going to do and stay with meed sin but now i practice law by writing laws. >> eight years in the missouri s