Rebecca Barrett
My blogs
| Location | Concord, CA |
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| Introduction | My name is Rebecca Barrett. I am 19 and very politically active. The first political campaign I worked on was fighting the Governors recall election; I was only in the 8th grade. Since then I have interned for State Senator Torlakson and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and continued to work on many different campaigns. I am also working on my own campaign, since I am running for Democratic Central Committee. A lot of people have asked me why I am running and the answer to that is simple: I want to continue to fighting for the progressive values we all believe in, capture the youth vote in Contra Costa and bring a breath of fresh air to the Central Committee. I can only hope that my candidacy does achieve those goals. |
| Interests | Politics, History, Current Affairs, the Middle East, the 2008 elections, Reading, Traveling, Photography, Talking, Working |
| Favorite Movies | Iron Jawed Angels, Inherit the Wind, The Sound of Music, Citizen Cane, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Twelve Angry Men (Black and White version), Good Night and Good Luck, Gone Baby Gone, The Great Debaters, Mona Lisa Smile, Bend it Like Beckham, Devine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood, Calender Girls, Love Actually, The Queen, Miss Potter, any Harry Potter movie (but the third was not true to the book). |
| Favorite Books | Franklin and Winston: an intimate portrait of an epic friendship, American Gospel: God the Founding Fathers and the Making of a Nation, Hardball: How politics is played told by one who knows the Game, The World is Flat, Not On Our Watch, Night, Any Harry Potter Book, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Da Vinci Code, Pride and Prejudice, Sleeping with the Devil. |
You've written a hit musical! How will you avoid having fame go to your head?
My friends, family and younger brother all are able to help me stay true to who I am.