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10 de Septiembre 2007

Pursuing a Dream One Handshake at a Time

Political newcomer, Mary Abeyta, builds on her history of helping others to pursue a run for public office.



Mary Abeyta

At the age of 9, when most girls are enjoying weekend sleepovers and outings to the mall with their friends, Mary Abeyta was spending weekends traveling by Salvation Army bus serving as a translator for over a dozen Spanish-speaking families on their way to visit loved ones behind bars.

Not knowing how to fill out the necessary paperwork that would let them see their loved ones at the Huntsville, Texas state prison, the families depended on “Little Mary” to make everything okay for them.

It’s a mission that Mary continues to this day with aspirations for political office.

But it wasn’t always this way.

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