. >> after six years in the state senate,, stephanie bice is representing oklahoma. her 2020 when was the only democratic held house seat in oklahoma, one of 13 seats republican gained in the chamber. >> where were you born? >> i am fourth-generation oklahoman. i was raised here in the metro area, which is the district i will be representing. >> tell me about your early life and family life growing up. >> sure. i have a similar story to a lot of women. my parents divorced when i was young. my mother was remarried and i have a sister and brother who are younger than i am who i am very close with. i am the first kid to go to college and my family and graduate from college. it is a story that resonates with a lot of people. >> who were your earliest influences in your life? >> my early influences were my grandparents, they were really hard-working people. my grand -- my grandmother, my stepdad's mom, a schoolteacher. my grandfather was a sheriff. in my kit -- and my parents of course. they worked very hard. they came from minimal means and were able to raise themselves

. >> stephanie bice's represent a oklahoma's fifth congressional straight. she graduated from oklahoma state university and worked in marketing before entering politics. 2020 when was the only democratic house seat in oklahoma. >> first tells about, where were you born? >> i am a fourth-generation oklahoman. i was born in the oklahoma city metro area, the district i will be representing. >> told me about your early life and family life going up. >> sure. i have a similar story to a lot of women in america. my parents were divorced when i was young. my mother was remarried and i have a sister and brother who are younger than i am that i am very close with. i am the first kid to go to college in my family and graduate from college. it is a story that resonates with a lot of people. >> who were your earliest influences in your life? >> my earliest influences were my grandparents. they were really hard-working people. my grandmother, my stepdad's mom, she was a schoolteacher. my grand father was a sheriff. and my parents of course. both of my currents -- both of

have backgrounds in conservative activism, including michele fischbach, diana harshbarger, and stephanie bice. watch interviews with new members of congress. tonight at 8:00 even on c-span. online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. studenn journal, we are joined by arthur brooks, professor at -- author of the book "love your enemies. -- "love your enemies." thank you for being with us this morning.

have backgrounds in conservative activism, including michele fischbach, diana harshbarger, and stephanie bice. watch interviews with new members of congress. tonight at 8:00 even on c-span. online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. studenn journal, we are joined by arthur brooks, professor at -- author of the book "love your enemies. -- "love your enemies." thank you for being with us this morning. guest: thank you. host: we are hope to be joined by steven dinkin from the national conflict resolution center. can you hear at this morning? guest: yes. host: we solved our technological divide. let us talk about the political divide. we will start with arthur brooks in terms of political polarization. if you look at our current state of polarization, how far back do you trace this and what are some of the social factors that have driven us to the point where we are now? guest: everybody knows it is bad and the truth is that most people dislike it. any 3% of americans say they hate how divided we have become as a country. that does not mean that they are doing what they need to do to