Demi Palecek: National Guard Member Defying Orders to Protect Her Community | Illinois Rep Candidate
National Guard member Demi Palecek is running for Illinois State Representative District 13. Learn why this working-class veteran is defying orders, speaking out against ICE, and fighting for affordable housing, reproductive rights, and gun violence prevention in Chicago. Interview covers her military service, activism, grassroots campaign, and vision for Illinois.
In this powerful interview, Demi shares:
- Why she's defying military orders to protect immigrant communities
- Her plan to fight Illinois's housing crisis with real rent control
- The Rifle Act - holding neighboring states…
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