James Talarico

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4,239 appearances 18 recordings 14 series first heard Jul 2025 last heard 3 Jun

James Talarico’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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He had a drinking problem, and he sometimes would become abusive.

And after I was born, he one night got physical again.

And that night, I think my...

mother's rebellious streak, and her love for me came together at just the right moment, and she decided to leave.

She packed all our stuff into her little Ford Escort.

She drove me to the hotel where she worked.

She begged the manager to let us stay in one of the rooms until we found this little apartment in East Austin.

And...

And it wasn't a big place.

There wasn't room for like a separate nursery.

And so I slept in a crib in her closet.

And she was so proud of that closet.

She talks about how she decorated it with toys and pictures, like it looked like a nursery.

That to me has just always been like a symbol of her love, the kind of love that single parents, that all parents around this world

this country have for their kids, the lengths we will go to fight for the people that we love.

So it's always just been, it's her story, but it's always been such an inspiration to me and has really shaped my life and shaped my service.

That's funny.

Yes, I remember this.

Yeah, this was in my first race in House District 50.

And she came to vote with me and

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