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Pramila Jayapal Thinks Politics Should Make You Feel Things

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Glamour: We last spoke in 2017, and you were so open about the fact that serving in elected office can be a lonely experience, particularly as a woman of color.

A lot has changed since then, and so many women of color joined you in the House of Representatives. Have you felt that change?Rep.

Pramila Jayapal: Yes. It was a sea change, absolutely, and it was so exciting. But I think we’re still a relatively small number compared to where we need to be.

I’m still the only person of color the Democrats in Washington State have ever sent to Congress. And so I do feel that same sort of loneliness sometimes.

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