When I'd been out of college for a year working at Procter & Gamble, I decided I wanted to explore politics since I’d been student body president at a California State University and thought I might like to run for office someday.
I applied for a year-long fellowship to work in the California Senate. It was a prestigious job that received more than 350 applications for 12 slots, with many graduates of Ivy League schools like Harvard, Princeton and Yale.
I was uncertain of my chances but was lucky enough to be a finalist. I was one of 36 candidates that would be interviewed over three days.
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