A College Leadership Program Helps a Mother Consider Politics

Melissa P. Deputy is a 49-year-old mother of five and a community-college student who is running hard. But maybe, she now thinks, not too hard to consider running for public office.

She's studying full time at Raritan Valley Community College, in New Jersey, and expects to finish a certificate program this summer in event planning. She would like to earn a bachelor's degree one day, but money is tight: She's getting divorced, and four of the five children live part time with her. She

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