But this year, the Democratic Party came up with the idea of selecting ‘real’ people who reflect the values and issues that are important to us as a District.
And they knew they wanted to have at least one person representing our campaign to achieve full equality through statehood, and picked me.”Helmick says it’s an honor to be selected as a presidential elector, saying it shows people have a significant amount of trust in her. “This is a critical step in one of the most important elections we have for president and vice president, and the individual casting the electoral votes must be trusted and respected,” she says.“It’s also bittersweet, because we don’t have full voting rights,” Helmick adds. “We don’t have full representation.