America: I’m a 25-year-old Catholic who ran for public office. But don’t call me a politician.
On election night, I marked the conclusion of my months-long campaign for local office in the community where I grew up. I started talking to voters and knocking on doors in June, and my efforts involved knocking on more than 3,500 doors and spending hours in conversation with countless voters. But despite the need to get my name out there, I found myself hesitating to bring up the fact that I was running for office.
