I heard about a congressional race this week that has me really jazzed. Samara Barend is running for Representative in New York’s 29th District. Samara is a 27 year old native of New York State who is finishing her Masters in Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. Here is a great post from someone who met her recently.

Sam is exciting because she is a young, smart woman who, if she campaigns well, could win. But there is something else - if she wins, she could actually make a difference in congress. She has just the right balance of political savvy and true interest in the people she would represent. Kind of like Mr Smith Goes to Washington meets The War Room.

I can’t wait to see what happens with this one.