Why Did You Run?

Marc Fliedner was the first openly gay man to run for Brooklyn's District Attorney's office. Marc tells us about his transformation from suburban family man with two kids to a progressive candidate with a loyal social media following. He became closer to his son during the campaign that started with a trial of police officer on manslaughter charges.

Brooke Lierman, a delegate to the Maryland Legislature, talks about running as a working mother with two young children. She's a veteran of several national level campaigns and we figure out how that experience helped her win her seat.

Luke Clippinger is a Delegate to Maryland Legislature. Luke has an interesting story filled with political work for many years before he took the plunge and ran himself. Luke introduced a bill requiring sick pay in Maryland and was successful in overriding a gubernatorial veto to place it into law.

Eric Costello, Baltimore City Councilman for the 11th District talks about going from a cyber-security desk job to representing one of Baltimore's most diverse districts. He went from neighborhood leader to the council in a most interesting way and for interesting reasons.