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My name is Iram Garcia.
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This is Tehano Talks.
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We're here with Domingo Garcia, best attorney in Dallas.
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We got Nidia.
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How's it going, Nidia?
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How are you today?
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Tell us about yourself.
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I'm doing great.
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I'm excited.
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I just met Bobby Pulido.
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I danced last night to his music, and now you're kicking us off with the grito.
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I feel very happy right now.
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I love it.
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All right.
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So tell us a little bit about yourself.
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Uh yeah, I understand you're running for county commissioner in Tarrant County, Fort Worth.
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Precinct Four.
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So yeah, my name is Nidia Cardanas, and I'm running for Tarrant County Commissioner in Precinct Four.
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So I actually grew up in Fort Worth, born and raised.
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Um actually graduated from Northside High School, which is the one of the communities, one of the high schools in the community.
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Um and then I kind of went off.
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I thought, you know, I want to see the world.
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So I um studied mechanical engineering at Stanford and then I actually moved back and did a lot of work in economic development, supporting small businesses.
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Wow.
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And then I ended up getting my MBA from the University of Michigan.
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So I feel like part of why I decided to run in this time is because we have a lot of problems that need to get solved.
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And I feel like my background as an engineer and with a business degree helped me to kind of have a strong problem-solving skills.
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And then there's a part of me that grew up like first generation in a community, and I understand the importance of community and being rooted and caring about people and that all of our future is interconnected.
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My parents very much taught me like I grew up where someone's struggling, okay, let's do a lottery for them.
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Let's make some food, let's drop off, right?
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So always taking care of each other in your community.
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And so I think bringing that combination of like technical skills with actually like caring about community, and um, that's part of why I decided to run to see my community reflected in a good way.
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Absolutely.
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So can you tell me a little bit about like how you've been connecting with the constituents that you've met?
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Like, what is the one grievance you hear that is maybe really stuck with you, or like, you know, as a Latina?
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What does it mean to be like running for an office or position, you know?
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Yeah, well, I'm actually running to ro to be the first Latin, I'll be the first Latina on the Terran County Commissioner's court.
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Um unfortunately have to replace the first Latino because he is not representing our community and it's a Republican.
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He's a Republican voting to expand our you know, partnership with ISIS, I don't think.
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Um so I think that was kind of one of the first things is like seeing my that that he was the first person, first Latino elected into the county commissioner's court and seeing the bad representation we were having, yeah.
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Like I just knew he's putting a lot of our community in harm.
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Um and so yeah, we've been doing a I mean, canvassing, we've been um so I decided to run after I've been doing organizing at the commissioner's court with a bunch of community members, including the People's Commissioner's Court, Justice Network in Terran County.
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And so um being very much coming from like the organizing background first, so then I I feel like those connections have continued as I've been uh running.
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And then I co-founded something called the 817 Gather, which is a monthly progressive meetup for people in the community who want to see Fourth and Terran County as it grows become a place that has good access to healthcare.
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Like the things that we care about, we want to see them in our community.
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So um, so I think a lot of what I hear, uh the grievances, unfortunately, county government's like a big gap, right?
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A lot of people don't know what county government does.
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So the grievances they have are about things that right now our our school district is under TEA takeover.
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So public education and access to our schools is probably the number one grievance that I hear right now.
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And then also just, you know, um affordability as the county's growing, property values are going up, people are struggling to be able to stay in their homes.
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And I precinct four is an economic engine of the county, so it's where a lot of development is happening.
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So that's a particular pressure for my constituents, is like being able to stay in their homes and afford their property taxes.
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If you get elected, you're gonna have to deal with probably one of the most racist, bigoted, anti-immigrant county judges I've ever met.
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You know, just over there.
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Uh, who I knew when he was mayor of Farmers Branch.
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How are you gonna deal with an a-ho like that?
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The crooked insurance companies have only one goal to pay you nothing or as little as possible.
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Domingo Garcia, recovering millions for the hard-working people of Texas, including a$32 million verdict.
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Demand a legend.
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Demand Domingo Tehano Tough.
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I plan to not do the thing because I'm hoping to get Commissioner Lisa Simmons elected.
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So we have the great fortune of our current commissioner who is running for uh county judge to replace Tim O'Hare.
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Um, and so I'm actively supporting her and making sure everybody um who I know in in the county who maybe doesn't live in my precinct that they can vote for Lisa to make sure that I don't have to deal with O'Hare because he is.
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And I will say that people know uh when I was poll greeting, people might not know what commissioner's court is, but when I would ask them, they're like, is that the one where the guy is just kicks everybody out and he's rude and offline like that's the one?
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That's the one.
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So, you know, our our kids like the telenovela, right?
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So if we bring them the telenovela, you know, they'll be more activated.
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You gotta tell it or no.
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Tell it.
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Telenovela stable.
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So uh the election is November, but November 3rd.
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Early voting terms, October 19th.
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Somebody wants to hook it or get involved in your campaign, how do they get a hold of you?
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Yeah, so our website is vote and then the number for media, nydia.com, and that's also all our social media handles.
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Um, so you can reach out to us there.
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All right.
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Okay, Rasa, if you're in uh Cowtown, Fort Worth, Terrant County, vote for the first Latina county commissioner.
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I know I'm married to one.
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Yeah, if you're special.
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Especially if you don't like racists and people assisting ice.
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We got a really good option here.
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Young people don't get involved in local elections as much as they need to.
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So if you're young, make sure you check out Nidia at our website.
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Nidia, do you have a website?
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Yeah, voteforne.com.
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Perfect.
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Yes, this has been Dejano Talks.
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We love to have candidates here that are out to change the world, just like Nidia.
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Thank you so much for being on here.
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We appreciate you.
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Follow us on Spotify, YouTube, all of your favorite platforms will be right there for Dejano Culture, mental health wellness, financial wellness.
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I mean, everything that it takes to get people like you in power.
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So we'll see you next time.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Gracias.
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My name is Iram Garcia.
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This is Tehano Talks.
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We're here with Domingo Garcia, best attorney in Dallas.
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We got Nidia.
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How's it going, Nidia?
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How are you today?
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Tell us about yourself.
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I'm doing great.
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I'm excited.
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I just met Bobby Pulido.
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I danced last night to his music, and now you're kicking us off with the grito.
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I feel very happy right now.
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I love it.
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All right.
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So tell us a little bit about yourself.
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Uh yeah, I understand you're running for county commissioner in Tarrant County, Fort Worth.
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Precinct Four.
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So yeah, my name is Nidia Cardanas, and I'm running for Tarrant County Commissioner in Precinct Four.
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So I actually grew up in Fort Worth, born and raised.
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Um actually graduated from Northside High School, which is the one of the communities, one of the high schools in the community.
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Um and then I kind of went off.
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I thought, you know, I want to see the world.
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So I um studied mechanical engineering at Stanford and then I actually moved back and did a lot of work in economic development, supporting small businesses.
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Wow.
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And then I ended up getting my MBA from the University of Michigan.
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So I feel like part of why I decided to run in this time is because we have a lot of problems that need to get solved.
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And I feel like my background as an engineer and with a business degree helped me to kind of have a strong problem-solving skills.
00:01:22.799 --> 00:01:32.480
And then there's a part of me that grew up like first generation in a community, and I understand the importance of community and being rooted and caring about people and that all of our future is interconnected.
00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:37.840
My parents very much taught me like I grew up where someone's struggling, okay, let's do a lottery for them.
00:01:37.920 --> 00:01:39.359
Let's make some food, let's drop off, right?
00:01:39.439 --> 00:01:41.359
So always taking care of each other in your community.
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And so I think bringing that combination of like technical skills with actually like caring about community, and um, that's part of why I decided to run to see my community reflected in a good way.
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Absolutely.
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So can you tell me a little bit about like how you've been connecting with the constituents that you've met?
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Like, what is the one grievance you hear that is maybe really stuck with you, or like, you know, as a Latina?
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What does it mean to be like running for an office or position, you know?
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Yeah, well, I'm actually running to ro to be the first Latin, I'll be the first Latina on the Terran County Commissioner's court.
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Um unfortunately have to replace the first Latino because he is not representing our community and it's a Republican.
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He's a Republican voting to expand our you know, partnership with ISIS, I don't think.
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Um so I think that was kind of one of the first things is like seeing my that that he was the first person, first Latino elected into the county commissioner's court and seeing the bad representation we were having, yeah.
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Like I just knew he's putting a lot of our community in harm.
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Um and so yeah, we've been doing a I mean, canvassing, we've been um so I decided to run after I've been doing organizing at the commissioner's court with a bunch of community members, including the People's Commissioner's Court, Justice Network in Terran County.
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And so um being very much coming from like the organizing background first, so then I I feel like those connections have continued as I've been uh running.
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And then I co-founded something called the 817 Gather, which is a monthly progressive meetup for people in the community who want to see Fourth and Terran County as it grows become a place that has good access to healthcare.
00:03:11.199 --> 00:03:13.919
Like the things that we care about, we want to see them in our community.
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So um, so I think a lot of what I hear, uh the grievances, unfortunately, county government's like a big gap, right?
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A lot of people don't know what county government does.
00:03:21.840 --> 00:03:28.080
So the grievances they have are about things that right now our our school district is under TEA takeover.
00:03:28.159 --> 00:03:32.879
So public education and access to our schools is probably the number one grievance that I hear right now.
00:03:33.039 --> 00:03:40.000
And then also just, you know, um affordability as the county's growing, property values are going up, people are struggling to be able to stay in their homes.
00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:45.680
And I precinct four is an economic engine of the county, so it's where a lot of development is happening.
00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:51.439
So that's a particular pressure for my constituents, is like being able to stay in their homes and afford their property taxes.
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If you get elected, you're gonna have to deal with probably one of the most racist, bigoted, anti-immigrant county judges I've ever met.
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You know, just over there.
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Uh, who I knew when he was mayor of Farmers Branch.
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How are you gonna deal with an a-ho like that?
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The crooked insurance companies have only one goal to pay you nothing or as little as possible.
00:04:11.360 --> 00:04:17.839
Domingo Garcia, recovering millions for the hard-working people of Texas, including a$32 million verdict.
00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:19.040
Demand a legend.
00:04:19.199 --> 00:04:21.680
Demand Domingo Tehano Tough.
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I plan to not do the thing because I'm hoping to get Commissioner Lisa Simmons elected.
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So we have the great fortune of our current commissioner who is running for uh county judge to replace Tim O'Hare.
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Um, and so I'm actively supporting her and making sure everybody um who I know in in the county who maybe doesn't live in my precinct that they can vote for Lisa to make sure that I don't have to deal with O'Hare because he is.
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And I will say that people know uh when I was poll greeting, people might not know what commissioner's court is, but when I would ask them, they're like, is that the one where the guy is just kicks everybody out and he's rude and offline like that's the one?
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That's the one.
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So, you know, our our kids like the telenovela, right?
00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:01.839
So if we bring them the telenovela, you know, they'll be more activated.
00:05:02.160 --> 00:05:02.879
You gotta tell it or no.
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Tell it.
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Telenovela stable.
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So uh the election is November, but November 3rd.
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Early voting terms, October 19th.
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Somebody wants to hook it or get involved in your campaign, how do they get a hold of you?
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Yeah, so our website is vote and then the number for media, nydia.com, and that's also all our social media handles.
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Um, so you can reach out to us there.
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All right.
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Okay, Rasa, if you're in uh Cowtown, Fort Worth, Terrant County, vote for the first Latina county commissioner.
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I know I'm married to one.
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Yeah, if you're special.
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Especially if you don't like racists and people assisting ice.
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We got a really good option here.
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Young people don't get involved in local elections as much as they need to.
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So if you're young, make sure you check out Nidia at our website.
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Nidia, do you have a website?
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Yeah, voteforne.com.
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Perfect.
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Yes, this has been Dejano Talks.
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We love to have candidates here that are out to change the world, just like Nidia.
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Thank you so much for being on here.
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We appreciate you.
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Follow us on Spotify, YouTube, all of your favorite platforms will be right there for Dejano Culture, mental health wellness, financial wellness.
00:06:07.199 --> 00:06:10.560
I mean, everything that it takes to get people like you in power.
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So we'll see you next time.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Gracias.
