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Raise your hand if someone’s told you to run for office in the past three weeks. Is every single one of your hands up? If not, I hope it’s because you’re not old enough yet (which I will forgive) — otherwise, raise ’em high, because I’m telling you now. You are smarter than our incoming President. I know since you’re taking the time to read this piece; I doubt he’s read a complete work of any kind in the past five years. So even if politics never appealed to you before, this may just be your moment to consider jumping in. We need intersectional critical thinkers to flood the political landscape and help win the war on facts. And with the most blatantly ableist President in modern history knocking on the door of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, disabled folks have got to lead that charge.
In honor of our Badass Disabled Women from earlier this year, here’s an all-new set of people who are making political noise (complete with enough links to fill up an afternoon, you’re welcome). And best of all, there are so many more of us out there than I can cover in one article — so this list will unfold in multiple volumes. That’s how hard we’re killing the game.
Let’s start with eight exemplary trailblazers who are preparing the way for you.
Tammy Duckworth
“I will go to work in the Senate looking to honor the sacrifice and quiet dignity of those Illinoisans facing challenges of their own. After all, this nation didn’t give up on me.”