Tracy4Congress

I love that this is currently the highest up-voted question. Where is my hubby when I need a witty Simpson's comeback?

My political advisors are frantically waving their hands and demanding I stay far away from any association with Milhouse.

Our public education system is our most valuable asset as a community and nation, and we must prove that in our policy and budgeting decisions. I am a product of our California public schools and am proud that my children attend a wonderfully diverse public school with dedicated teachers and staff. We need to ensure that all children in this nation have access to quality public education. My mother was a public school teacher, and my husband has worked in public schools for 14 years, currently teaching at a community college. I have been an advocate for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in our public schools and have volunteered at many public schools for the past 17 years. As a side note, I usually add an "A" in for Arts to make STEAM education.

From the classroom to student support services to free lunch programs and after-school opportunities, we need to invest in pre-K, K-12, and higher education to continue growing this nation as a global leader. Here in Los Angeles, the high school graduation rate is barely above 60%. This is unacceptable. Our children deserve a shot at a successful future and we are not setting them up for it. And following high school, we need affordable higher education. I would bring forward policy to significantly reduce college tuition. Additionally, college doesn't need to be the path for everyone. I would work with our local labor organizations to connect high school graduates and veterans to their apprenticeship programs. Instilling work ethic, a skillful trade and almost immediate compensation and benefits for them and their families.

Favorite comment / advice so far was "How are you going to do this? As an engineer, you're trained to tell the truth, if you go to Washington, you'll need to learn how to lie!" For the record, this campaign relies on facts and reason in this world of alternative facts, no plans to learn the art of lying!

And not so sure this is weird, as much as annoying, but as a woman running for political office, I knew I might get feedback on my appearance and demeanor more than male colleagues would. I just wasn't expecting it to happen so quickly. In one of the first candidate forums I participated in, I got a ton of great feedback, and was then told by 2 different guests at the event that I both smiled too much during my speech and that I should smile more while speaking. From the very same speech! Can't please everyone!

Oh man. My family uses this against me all the time. If I do something stupid at home, I get a chorus of "it's not Rocket Science!"

If I told you, I'd have to...nevermind.

I'm sure all of us in aerospace would love to come face to face with the little green guys running around Mars, but the reality is that any life found is likely to be microbial in nature. But the search for life is what drives most of us in this field to do what we do!