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Susan Zhuang explains her vote and emphasizes community representation
1:09:16
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Council Member Susan Zhuang explains her vote, emphasizing the importance of representing and protecting one's community. She stresses that the role of council members is to ensure their constituents' voices are heard, rather than judging or making fun of others.
- Zhuang thanks Council Member Bottcher for convincing her to vote yes
- She criticizes spending time discussing personal attributes of others, calling it "childish"
- Zhuang expresses pride in representing her district and standing with her community
Susan Zhuang
1:09:16
I explain my vote?
Amanda Farías
1:09:17
Permission granted.
Susan Zhuang
1:09:19
I want to first of all, I want to thank council member Bartscher to convince me to vote yes today, and I don't respect I we get elected to represent our community.
1:09:31
We get the re elected by protect our community.
1:09:35
Our job is protect our community.
1:09:38
Do not waste time talk about it and then mark what the other people looks like, what the other people like, what the other people eat.
1:09:47
And that's not our job.
1:09:49
Our job is here to represent our people, make sure our people's voice get hurt.
1:09:55
I will do everything possible to protect my community, and that I don't be and I don't believe someone doesn't know the situation and judge me.
1:10:05
And, also, that's not the city council about.
1:10:09
We stand here to represent our 51 District.
1:10:14
We are not stand here to make fun of the other people.
1:10:19
I think I'm proud to elect and represent my community, and I'm proud to stand here to vote with all my people here.
1:10:31
But I don't think anything childish thing react in city council is all the city council about.
1:10:40
Thank you.