Our exclusive special on the record-breaking number of women running for office this year,

237 women running.

The first thing we want to do is talk to eight different women who are on the ballot this Tuesday from both parties who are all

first-time congressional candidates.

So let me welcome them for something a little different.

Democratic Johanna Haynes, a teacher running for Congress in Connecticut, Dr. Kylie Horton, Democrat running for Congress in North Carolina, Democrat Mariah

Phillips, a teacher running for Congress in Tennessee, Republican Pearl Kim, a former prosecutor

running for Congress in Pennsylvania, Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones and Iraq veteran running for Congress

in Texas. Susan Hutchison, a former Republican party chair running in washington against senator maria

can't will who i should mention i once worked for democrat deba holland former

democratic party chair running for congress in new mexico and democrat katie porter

a law professor running for congress in california there are

a lot of you that's sort of the point. Thanks everyone for being part of

this conversation. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for having us. Fantastic. I heard at least

four thank yous. We want to go around the horn and do this because this does look like

something really different in terms of what voters can choose from

on Tuesday. Johanna, let me start with you in the upper left. Why are you running this year,

maybe in a couple sentences, and we'll go around the horn? Because I'm tired of waiting for

other people to do what I'd like to see government do to have my issues and my voice reflected.

So why not me? I need to speak up for people like me, people, my students, their families, my

community. Kyle?

I'm running to be a fighter for our families for far too long career politicians like my opponent,

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