Thank you @Gen-Z for Change ! I am Whitney Shanahan, and I am running to unseat Republican Darrell Issa who is leading the charge for a nationwide abortion ban. I know that this is no small undertaking but in a post Roe world we need bold leaders who won’t back down on abortion rights - we need women to lead. In 2019 I found myself pregnant and in a red state. I went to the ER with pregnancy complications and instead of being helped I was questioned about what I had done to cause it because at the same time the Republican state legislature was working on passing a 6 week abortion ban. 6 weeks is before most women even know they are pregnant and criminalizes not just abortion, but miscarriage as well. After that horrible experience I devoted the last 5 years of my life to pro choice activism, founding the group Pro Choice with Heart and holding hundreds of protests across the country, collecting 270,000 signatures to go to Congress and secure reproductive rights nationwide. I have also amassed a social media following of over half a million followers because of my work. This is what it will take to unseat Issa - the power of women and the pro choice movement and I’m ready to bring it! I am Lgbtq+, a mother and a millennial, making me not just the only democratic woman in the race but also the youngest at 38 years old. I am running to secure my rights and the rights of all women in our country, stopping a nationwide ban and restoring the rights we lost when Roe v Wade fell by unseating Darrell Issa - the 70 year old man who thinks he should have a say in your doctors office and on your body - I think not. As your future Congresswoman of CA-48 I’ll be representing parts of San Diego County and Riverside County including #fallbrook #bonsall #valleycenter #santee #ramona #escondido #poway #lakeside #alpine #temecula #murrieta and the desert and mountain areas!