“Happy Father’s Day, Mom!”
I celebrate my mom on Father’s Day, because as a single mother, she did the work of two parents. My mom worked long hours and sacrificed so much to make sure that my sister and I were well taken care of and had the opportunities we needed to succeed.
My mom taught my sister and me that we had a responsibility to give back to a country that had given us so much. It’s why my sister serves in the U.S. Navy to this day, and it’s why I served in the U.S. Air Force and worked in national security for nearly 15 years. And, it’s why I am running for Congress.
Every day, I’m thankful for the sacrifices she made so that I could live a life of service.
Happy Father’s Day to the fathers out there, as well as to the moms pulling double duty, to the grandparents who are raising their grandchildren, and to many more that are raising children in loving homes.
In service,
Gina Ortiz Jones
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Gina Ortiz Jones was a member of the United States Air Force. Use of her military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of Defense.