Age: 40

Neighborhood: Red Hook, Brooklyn

Occupation: Compliance Department on Commodities Exchange

First Time Voter: No

Political Affiliation: Independent

“What’s happening is the divide between the poor and rich is getting wider and wider, so we need that middle class to balance this country.”

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