When did you first get excited about politics?

What was your gateway to politics? What political issue or historical moment changed you or your way of thinking? Or maybe it was a thinker who first got you fired up. Whatever it was, we want to hear about it.

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So tell us about it: When did you first get excited about politics? No detail is too small.

Say a little more: Why was this the thing that changed you?

How would you describe the person you were just before this turning point?

You may just be repeating yourself here, but we're creating an interactive online timeline, and it would be helpful if you could answer these next three questions:

Can you put a date, or at least a year on it? Get us as close as you can without sacrificing accuracy.

How old were you?

What political party, if any, do you identify with most closely?

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We have three more questions that help us better understand your perspective, and allow us to include people of a variety of backgrounds in our stories. You are not required to answer any of them. Your answers are confidential.

In what year were you born?

What race or ethnicity are you?

What is your gender?

Thank you for taking the time. A reporter or producer may contact you to find out more about your experience. If you have any questions please contact Public Insight Network Senior Reporter Jeff Severns Guntzel at jsguntzel@americanpublicmedia.org.

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