Presidential candidate Senator Chris Dodd walked in the shoes of SEIU member and Head Start teacher Colleen Mehaffey Thursday, assisting her with classroom activities and seeing firsthand the limited resources she and her co-workers face. In addition to teaching, Mehaffey often has to clean bathrooms, kitchens and other facilities at the school.
Sen. Dodd is the third presidential candidate to experience what life is like for working people in America. In April, Sen. Edwards spent a day with a nursing assistant in New York, and in June, Gov. Richardson walked in the shoes of a Las Vegas family services worker.
Sens. Biden, Clinton and Obama, as well as Gov. Huckabee, have agreed to walk a day in the shoes of an SEIU member by the end of the summer.
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