Cristela Alonso

And I'm thinking, well, that's kind of a big ask.

And at that point, she and I had already talked a bit.

But having the White House as a backdrop of that moment made me realize something.

that it's what I wanted to do.

And she and I became friends.

She became my mentor and she started teaching me about the power of your voice and how it was so important to use your power for change.

And that's actually how I took it.

Exactly how you said it, that is how I took it.

Because my default...

I am a caregiver.

My entire life has been caregiving.

So for me, you tell me that I need to help someone and I am going to show up.

It is my nature.

It is in my DNA.

It's my default.

So the moment...

She and I became close and I, you know, I became friends with her kids and I started just seeing her more.

And during election years for, you know, we would we would go and do voter registration, voter outreach.

We would go to these house meetings out in the middle of the fields with like farm workers.

I was so into trying to have that message that she has, which is.