My grandfather fought in WWII, and believe it or not I lived in Saigon with my folks in 1971. I was 5, but there are many things I still remember very clearly. Some didn't make much sense to me then but thinking back as an adult they definitely do now.
We are all of us tourists in this world, no one gets out alive. I'm working to leave the world a better place than I found it, or at least give the next generation a fighting chance to.
That's my motivation, politically and in my career.
What's been done to our country by monied interests runs counter to my state goals. What astounds me is that I'm sure the ultra rich want the same things as I do, yet they behave in ways that work at cross purposes to our common goals.