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🗓️ 4 November 2022
⏱️ 13 minutes
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0:00.0 | This is Democracy or Else, where we're bringing you amazing progressive candidates running |
0:06.2 | in down ballot races, activists, and community leaders from around the country. |
0:11.0 | I'm Krugged Media's Shinikwamaklinden. |
0:12.8 | Today, I talk to Dexter McCoy, who is running for Fort Bend County Commissioner in the |
0:17.7 | state of Texas. |
0:19.2 | Welcome. |
0:20.2 | Good to be here. |
0:21.2 | Thanks for having me. |
0:22.2 | Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and what office you're running for? |
0:25.6 | Yes, I'm Dexter McCoy. |
0:27.6 | I'm the son of a teenage mother and a biological father who was incarcerated for much of my |
0:33.4 | childhood. |
0:34.4 | I was raised by grandparents who care deeply about me and invested so much in me, but |
0:41.0 | I'm also the proud husband to the woman who stole my heart when we were 12 years old. |
0:47.1 | And as of two months ago, I am the proud father to a beautiful baby girl who was everything |
0:53.9 | and then some. |
0:55.6 | I am the Democratic nominee for Fort Bend County Commissioner for precinct for a suburb outside |
1:01.4 | of Houston. |
1:02.4 | Cool. |
1:03.4 | Cool. |
1:04.4 | So, what inspired you to run for office and generally get involved in your community? |
1:08.7 | It's kind of twofold. |
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