 They started talking about the elected officials, the power they have, the increased penalty of law for those who sell and distribute drugs, and how they can provide grant funding for those who wanted to be rehabilitated. So I said I wanted to be an elected official. So at 14, I started volunteering for my local alderman's office every day after school like it was a job. That then led to an internship with her and then a part-time job with the federal government at 16.