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I Don't Regret Anything I Ever Do Or Say. I Don't Like To Live My Life Being Censored. I Like To Say What I Feel, And I Think People Respect That Because You're Honest.

Even Though I Am Very Tied To And Close To My Heritage, I Learned Spanish In College; I Didn't Grow Up With It. Growing Up In South Texas Is Different From Miami Or L.a. Where It Is A Necessity To Speak Spanish.

Staying In Shape Does Not Come Easily, Especially As You Get Older And You Don't Have As Much Time Or Energy To Exercise. I Used To Be Naturally Skinny In High School And College. I Was In Cheerleading, Ran Track, And Did Gymnastics, So I Had A Built-in Five-hour Workout Every Day. Lately, I've Been Doing Pilates On The Megaformer, Which Is Like Pilates On Steroids.

I Believe That Education Offers The Fastest Route To Economic Mobility. I Grew Up With A Family Of Strong, Accomplished, And Educated Women. I Believe, As They Say, That You Can't Be What You Don't See, And Since I Saw A Lot Of Smart Women In My Life, Education Being At The Center, I Just Mimicked That Behavior. There Was Never A Question That I'd Go To College. In Fact, I Was The Last Person In My Family To Get A Master's Degree, So That Tells You I'm Actually The Underachiever!

I've Been A Longtime Advocate Of Farmworker Rights.