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This was me before Dr. Reid [1]

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Date: 2023-03-18

I was holding out for a hero, a candidate that was perfect for me. I found that hero in Dr. Reid, a voter's rights advocate, among other things.

This is me now, with 8 years of Dr. Reid’s influence. Standing or sitting in line every election, waiting patiently for my turn to vote. I may not have found that perfect candidate, but I’ve come to realize that the only way to get one is to VOTE!!

For his 90th birthday, Dr. Reid didn’t want a party, he wanted to register 90 new voters per year in each and every one of Virginia’s 2500+ precincts. (He got that and more!)

Not only the first Black man to serve in the Virginia Assembly, since Reconstruction. Dr. Reid was also the first Black surgeon at Bethesda Hospital and the first Black doctor in his marine MASH unit.

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