Tony Mantor

Yes, very much like I had a person on my podcast a few months ago, good size guy, very healthy.

He says, if I tell him I'm autistic, they go, oh, you don't look autistic.

But he says, if I was to tell them I had cancer, they'd be going, oh, how can I help?

So once you got through all this, what ultimately led for you to run and get into the Senate?

Oh, OK, that makes sense.

You just brought up policies and how difficult it is.

I've talked with senators and legislators as well as former U.S.

House of Representatives and

You've got lived experience.

Some of these people don't have, although some do.

I would be interested to hear your perspective.

Number one, how does that make a difference for you?

Even though you have the lived experience, you're having to deal with legislators that do not.

They only hear from people that give them their perspectives.

How do you bridge that gap for those that do not understand so that they can get on board and make legislation that will help everyone?

A lot of states have what they call AOT.

Is this something that is on your plate and you're trying to push and get changed as well?

Yeah, that's a tough thing to acknowledge and admit.

Sometimes, and most times, when you're dealing with the House and the Senate, they are always looking at bottom dollar.

In other words, budget.