For Lammis Vargas, having more women, and moms, serve alongside her on the Cranston City Council fostered a similar sense of kinship and support.
“We understand when someone sends a text saying ‘coming from a doctor’s appointment, running late,’” Vargas, a Democrat and council vice president, said.
Vargas’ kids, Nevari and Christian, were 12 and 5 when she first ran for the council in 2016, while battling a cancer diagnosis she received after she launched her campaign. She refused to drop out, crediting the support of her husband and her children.
“They were my motivation from the very beginning,” she said. Click here to read the full article in the Cranston Herald.
