 I also had the honor of serving for eight years as Indiana Secretary of State, where I managed the day-to-day operations of well near 100 employees. So I believe these experiences, in short, give me some unique insights in how our laws regulate and restrict the use of race and sex in our workplace. You know, the United States was founded on a basic idea, as self-evident today as it was 250 years ago, and that is all men are created equal. That idea is embodied in the 14th Amendment as well, which requires state governments to provide equal