Chad Hunter Griffin

Date and place of birth: July 16, 1973, Hope

The best advice I ever received was: “Follow your passion and don’t be afraid to take risks.”

When I was a kid: I was interested in journalism and politics. To me, those were the two areas. I was a political junkie as a kid growing up, I watched the news. I would intern at the Capitol. You know, governor [Bill Clinton] and first lady [Hillary Clinton] were role models to me. A book I’d recommend reading is: Why We

Can’t Wait, by Martin Luther King. This is a book that everybody should read. I wish I had been assigned that when I was in Arkansas growing up.

One of the things I’m most proud of is: The people who have joined our efforts in places like Arkansas and have been willing to tell their stories. Our job is to tell our stories and to change hearts and minds all across this country. Favorite movie: The American President. Favorite place I’ve visited: Big Sur, Calif. Amazing hikes and heavenly sunsets. A photographer’s paradise.

Happiest moment was: When I became an uncle for the first time. My favorite character traits in people are: Passion, honesty and loyalty.

The things I like most about living in Washington: Weekends, because Trump goes to Mar-aLago.

One word to sum me up: Determined.