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Governor Maura Healey discusses her journey and the challenges she faces as Massachusetts' first woman and openly LGBTQ governor.

From Harvard basketball captain to one of the country’s most formidable attorneys general, Maura Healey has never backed down from a fight. Now, as Massachusetts’ first woman and first openly LGBTQ governor, she’s facing her biggest challenge yet: leading a state through rising costs, a housing crisis, and an increasingly high-stakes battle with the Federal Government that’s causing all this chaos. Governor Healey gets real about power, pressure, resilience, and what it takes to keep fighting when the responsibility for millions of people rests on your shoulders. Learn more about Governor Healey at www.maurahealey.com Find everything you need to vote at https://www.vote.org/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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