Now, my first experience as a candidate for ACT New Zealand seeking a place in this Parliament, I sat on a podium debating two former members of Parliament and another candidate like me, new to the game of politics. In that debate, I was called a baby killer. In another debate, I was called a racist. In another debate, on the 2020 election campaign, I was told that if I didn't stop climate change, I deserved to die. I was told by another person supporting a candidate at a debate, over a cup of tea and a scone afterwards, that they would do whatever it takes to stop people like me from being elected. So I have personally experienced the vitriol and the abuse as a candidate seeking public office.