James Talarico

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

You know, I think it was a very emotional experience for both of us.

That apartment that I was just telling you about is in my legislative district.

So I represent that apartment in the state capitol.

The one with the nursery in the closet.

Yeah, yeah.

So, you know, I think her being able to vote for me to be her state rep and to fight for her was a special moment, to say the least.