spoke with the newly elected official fresh off her midterms win. The conversation below has been edited and condensed for clarity.Teen VogueWhat motivated you to run for office?Anna Eskamani: for potential ties to Russia, Gianforte has actual ties: A reported $250,000 in shares of Russian companies — though they’resanctionedby the U.S. government. Quist, asmall business owner — actress Margot Robbie’s production company that she has expressed will be a central force used to promote female-driven projects — not just with actresses in starring roles, but serving executive positions in the writers room, director’s chair, and on the production side.Aaron EpsteinAli Goldstein “Some conversations will go terribly, but whatever happens [my parents] still talk to me and I’ll still talk to them,” Yang said. “It’s hard because we have different frames of reference, different vocabularies, associations with words.”