In the Polk County Report, Rebecca Salinas-Oliveros talks about her leap into local politics. She started as an activist in the Black Lives Matter movement, then ran for Monmouth City Council. She was the top vote-getter in the recent city council election despite opposition from a political action committee that supported a slate of conservative candidates.
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