Have you had any difficult interactions with prejudiced voters or colleagues? How have you navigated that?Gerri Cannon: the Mexican government sold legal contracts to U.S. citizens to resettle in the Mexican state of Texas. The people who bought those contracts promised the government they would be good citizens of Mexico, that they would be Catholic, and that they would not own slaves (promises many of them had no intention of keeping). Many more immigrants from the United States streamed into Texas whether they had one of those legal contracts or not. Several of my ancestors arrived in central Texas around that time as immigrants. Anzaldúa and others make a very clear argument: the people who did not specifically receive one of the legal contracts given by the Mexican government moved to Texas illegally. Several of my Anglo ancestors came here without the proper documents when they settled in Texas — meaning, they broke the law. "It’s all good, she’s doing her thing," Calvin told the site. His answer is simple and to the point. Nothing to see here, folks.Related: talked to us about why they chose to get involved in politics, what challenges they’ve faced along the way, and the joys of representing their communities.