James Talarico

All I can think about here is how much I rolled my eyes before she asked me to take this photo.

Because we were out there, we took like a regular photo, right?

Side by side, smiling.

And then she was like, can I do one kissing you?

And like, you know...

There were other people around.

My campaign team was around and I'm going to have my mom kiss me.

But, you know, you can't say no.

So I I indulged her for this photo.

And and this is the one she decided to post.

So but no, this is such a it was a really special moment.

And and, you know.

I would not be here sitting for this interview, would not be a state representative, certainly wouldn't be running for the U.S.

Senate if it wasn't for her.

So I owe everything to her.

So she gets her silly picture.

She gets her picture.

Yeah, that's the least I could do.

Yeah, and thank you for asking because my mom and her story, her personality, she gets a lot of attention and not a lot of people ask about my adoptive dad because I've said before the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me in my whole life, and I'm a lucky person, a very lucky person.

the luckiest thing that ever happened to me was meeting Mark Tallarico.