Representative Maxine Dexter grew up in Bothell, WA. When Maxine was in 5th grade, her teacher asked her where she wanted to go to college, and she didn’t know what that was. No one in her family had ever gone to college. At that moment, she decided she was going to be a doctor one day, and never looked back.
When she was 16, she got a union job at an Albertsons grocery store where she earned a good wage and full benefits. This allowed her to leave home and work her way through the rest of high school, college, and into medical school with that same job. Her community, along with government support, gave her the opportunity to succeed in life.
U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Troutdale)
911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232
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