Thank you so much for joining us!! Today, I’m honored to bring you a great conversation with Councilor Candice Quarles, a young elected official in DeSoto, Texas.

Councilor Quarles was elected to office in May of 2016 and is a breath of fresh air in our divisive political climate. In our conversation, she explains why she ran for office, what she wants to get done, and how she’s going to do it.

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Show Notes

It’s an important time in our country where we really need strong leadership.

I had to learn how to ask for help.

You want variety on the council. Let’s break it up a bit and have every demographic and age group represented.

We have a responsibility…to make sure that all parts of our community are being represented.

I promise you, when you step up, people want to see that.

For her civic and corporate contributions, she has received several awards and recognitions:

2016 Speaker: Texas Democratic Convention
2016 Leadership Dallas Graduate, Dallas Regional Chamber
2015 Best New Start-up Pitch Competition Winner- Small Business Matters Conference
2014 Dallas Business Journal’s Top Forty under 40 Honoree
2014 Distinguished President of the Year and “Southern Region Chapter of the Year” awarded by the National Urban League
2013 Young Alumnus of the Year, Missouri Western State University
2012 White House Project’s “Go. Run. Lead.” Graduate