Katie Sitterson

I used to not be very involved in politics.

I have three kids and that was my focus, taking up all of my time for the longest time.

And so last February is the first protest I ever went to.

I was always a Republican.

So, and until the 2016 is the first time I did not vote Republican.

I've been to probably 20 or more protests.

I've also planned protests.

I also co-started what we call a weekly action RVA.

We just started sending out a weekly publication to people so that we give them three ways that they can defend democracy.

Maybe people didn't, you know, like,

they didn't think it was really at risk, or it wasn't a big deal, or people are making too big of a deal of it, or you're exaggerating.

Now we're in it, and can you see all the things that are happening and the corruption?

I don't know.

I don't know if I have a good answer.

It's interesting, right?

Because I feel like for such a long time,

the message was drilled, right?

Gerrymandering's not a good thing.

We don't like it.

And then all of a sudden, we're going out and volunteering and telling people, vote for this, right?