Jerry Emmett: Hillary Clinton's enthusiastic 102-year-old supporter
102-year-old's Hillary Clinton speech will move you
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The Arizona Democratic delegation at roll call at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Yvonne Wingett Sanchez/azcentral.com
Jerry Emmett
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PHILADELPHIA – A 102-year-old retired educator helped report Arizona's delegate votes for Hillary Clinton during the Democratic National Convention's traditional Roll Call of States.
Jerry Emmett, a beloved figure within Arizona Democratic circles and the state delegation's honorary chairwoman, joined U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., in the spotlight during the convention's traditional Roll Call of the States.
The 85-member delegation split 51 for Clinton and 34 for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Clinton's dogged rival for the Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton won Arizona's March 22 Democratic presidential preference election. "I'm Ruben Gallego from Arizona, the beautiful state, the natural state. We're proud to say that we're the home state of Cesar Chavez, home state of many native tribes, home state of electing some of the first women leaders in this country," Gallego said. "I am proud to be joined here by Jerry Emmett, age 102. Madame Secretary, Arizona casts 34 votes for Senator Sanders."
"And 51 votes for the next president of the United States of America, Hillary Rodham Clinton," an impassioned Emmett said to cheers.
“I cried! I never cry,” she said immediately after participating in the roll call. Emmett was born in 1914, before women could vote, and recalled her mother gathering her children as she cast her first vote decades ago. “We all walked out in the middle of the street and cheered, like they’re cheering here — because my mother was going to get to have a say! That was something!"
Emmett quickly became a focus on social media, with numerous people noting she was born before women were allowed to exercise their right to vote. With her well-coiffed white hair, sparkly “Hillary" pins and red lipstick, Emmett is the life of the party, activists said.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/07/26/born-before-women-could-vote-az-centenarian-reports-delegates-clinton/87592894/
