March 2018 Primary Guide
It's election time and my mailbox is stuffed with mailers. I love elections, even though I am often frustrated by the options I have on the ballot. This year, I think there are some exciting races. But first: Why does voting matter? It determines who is running our government. And every element of our life is affected by those decisions -- from the quality of the roads we drive on to the air we breathe to the schools we send our children to to the types of chemicals that go into the foods we eat. In the ballot box, unlike any other arena, my vote is equal to that of a millionaire. Women fought long and hard for the right to vote and it would be a shame to throw that right away. White, conservative, men vote on the regular and they don't have my interests at heart. I vote and then I organize throughout the year. Voting is the first (not only), critical step in creating an accountable, functioning democracy. Every year, my mom creates a voter guide that she sends t...