Now, the immigrant from the West Africa state of Liberia has a strong shot of becoming the first Liberian-American to win a seat in the Colorado House of Representative, a major US state. As an immigrant, Ricks says her main goal is to ensure that every immigrant or fifth-generation Coloradan will have an equal opportunity to succeed in life. “This means fighting at the State House for policies that expand quality of life for our residents. To understand the gravity of Ricks’ victory Tuesday, she only managed to raise $US15,056 and loaned her campaign another $1,000. On Thursday, Ricks told FrontPageAfrica, that her victory and imminent move to the State Capitol is about perseverance.

Source: Front Page Africa July 03, 2020 09:22 UTC