For mother and daughter Charlene and Lisa, a passion for politics and a love for Senator Obama clearly run in the family.Hailing from Arizona, Charlene has paved the way for her daughter with her experience on past campaigns. Since 1979, she has served as a precinct captain and has volunteered on many Arizona campaigns, among them the gubernatorial race of Governor Janet Napolitano, as well as Terry Goddard’s race for Attorney General. Charlene moved up from volunteering when she was hired by Congressman Ed Pastor to run his congressional district office in Yuma, where Charlene served for 12 years. Most recently, she has held office as Chairwoman of the Yuma County Democratic Party.
I supported Senator Obama from the beginning but could not show my enthusiasm because I was a County Chair and wanted to stay neutral. However, when the position of First Vice Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party opened, I ran and won. With that title came the honor of superdelegate status, and I announced my support for Senator Obama that day.
Similarly, Charlene’s daughter Lisa ran as a delegate because she is a huge Obama supporter. In fact, like her mother, she has been on board since day one and was one of the founders of Arizonans For Obama. Only 21 years old, Lisa is currently a student at Arizona State University, where she has been active in the ASU Young Democrats, working her way up to serve as their president. For both mother and daughter, the entire primary was exhilarating. Charlene enjoyed watching the numbers of people that turned out just to vote for Barack.
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