Meet Meredith Sumenek - Democratic Candidate for State Representative In Missouri District 95

Today, I’m talking with someone who has taken her concerns about her community and turned them into action. Meredith Sumenek is a small-business owner, longtime community advocate, and president of the Tesson Ferry Democratic Organization. She spent more than 20 years working in finance, and she credits her family, particularly her grandfather, a Pennsylvania coal miner, with teaching her early on about standing up for working people and speaking out when something isn’t right. Now, Meredith is taking that experience to the campaign trail as the Democratic candidate for Missouri’s 95th House District in South St. Louis County. We’re going to talk about what brought her into politics, why she decided to run, the issues she’s hearing about from voters, and what she believes needs to change in Jefferson City. Meredith, welcome to Town Talks Live.