American - Politician | May 16, 1948 -
I have learned how to take votes where I had to hold my nose because I had to compromise - something that you learn to do, especially when you have been in the minority.
Lois Frankel
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My son was born right here in Florida; he went to public schools and went to the University of Florida and surprised me - I'll tell you that - when he went into the service.
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When I was a young kid, girls were taught that their role in life was to get married and have children. It was the 1950s. Those were the rules.
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I think I have a gene in me to always fight for the underdog, which I've done since I was a kid.
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I never liked the status quo. Once I went to college, I got very involved in student activism.
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I ran for Congress in 1992, but I lost the election, and I really dropped the idea of ever serving in Congress. Eventually, I went home and became the mayor of my city, West Palm Beach. I was mayor for eight years.
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