Decisions just look different with women at the table. We still have a long way to go. The most powerful thing we own is our vote.

We can go back to economic plans that are only designed to benefit the wealthiest among us, like Mitt Romney. Or we can keep moving forward with President Obama's vision for a growing economy that works for middle-class families in North Carolina and all across the country. For me, for North Carolina and for America, it's an easy choice.

I've always been me. I've always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out.

Education has fundamentally changed my life. It's perhaps the mission of my life. I'm wed to it in a very powerful and personal way. And I chose the pathway that I believe could make me the most significant on changing the outcomes that we see now in North Carolina.

Decisions just look different with women at the table. We still have a long way to go. The most powerful thing we own is our vote.

Unlike Mitt Romney, President Obama is standing up for Planned Parenthood.

The most powerful thing we own is our vote.