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1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 25 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Adrienne Martini. |
| Summary |
Somebody's Gotta Do It is a humorous (and instructive) memoir about a progressive woman who runs for very small-town elected office in a red county - and wins (yay!)and then realizes the critical importance of the job. Back in the fall of 2016, before casting her vote for Hillary Clinton, Adrienne Martini, a knitter, a runner, a mom, and a resident of rural Otsego County in snowy upstate New York, knew who her Senators were, wasn't too sure who her Congressman was, and had only vague inklings about who her state reps were. She's always thought of politicians as . . . oily. Then she spent election night curled in bed, texting her husband, who was at work, unable to stop shaking. And after the presidential inauguration, she reached out to Dave, a friend of a friend, who was involved in the Otsego County Democratic Party. Maybe she could help out with phone calls or fundraising? But Dave's idea was: she should run for office. Someone had to do it. And so, in the year that 26,000 women (up from 920 the year before) contacted Emily's List about running for offices large and small, Adrienne Martini ran for the District 12 seat on the Otsego County Board. And became one of the 14 delegates who collectively serve one rural American county, overseeing a budget of $130 million. Highway repair? Soil and water conservation? Child safety? Want Wi-Fi? Need a coroner? It turns out, local office matters. A lot. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Martini, Adrienne, 1971-
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Campaign management -- United States.
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Local elections -- United States.
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Political campaigns -- United States.
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Political science.
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Politicians -- New York (State) -- Otsego County -- Biography.
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Women politicians -- New York (State) -- Otsego County -- Biography.
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Otsego County (N.Y.) -- Biography.
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Otsego County (N.Y.) -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.
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| Added Author |
Martini, Adrienne.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Why cursing at the news won't save the nation, but your name on a local ballot can |
| ISBN |
9781980083399 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1980083398 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13496240 |
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