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BART Director Lateefah Simon is Running for Congress

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BART Board Director Lateefah Simon joins Political Breakdown on April 13, 2023.  (Guy Marzorati/KQED)

BART Board Director Lateefah Simon is running to replace East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee in Congress, who herself is running to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

On KQED’S Political Breakdown podcast, Simon talks with Scott Shafer and Marisa Lagos about growing up with a single mom in San Francisco’s Western Addition, her early work with Kamala Harris, facing threats in office, and her run for Congress.

Episode transcript

This conversation first aired April 13, 2023.


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