Today, I joined a bipartisan coalition who voted to approve the nomination of David Andalcio, the first Latino from DuPage County, to serve on the board of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA). While we should be celebrating this appointment, some Board Members unfortunately voted to deny Mr. Andalcio an opportunity to serve despite his obvious qualifications. Unproven character attacks - ranging from his personal background, to his demographics, to the process used to appoint him - were used to drag his good name through the mud. This serves as a reminder that we must not only "walk the walk" on diversity and inclusion, but also seek to raise the bar of political discourse in our county. We will never get good people to get involved in government if this is how we treat them. While I was quite frustrated during the meeting, I encourage you to watch my full remarks below.