When did you two first meet?
I met Paul years ago. He was working in the mailroom in City Hall, and I was working as a court recorder. We used to chat in the lunchroom, and I would always bring him cookies. We kind of liked each other, but I found out that he was going to move to Washington, D.C. to pursue his political career. That made me feel like we had no future because someone had just offered me a new job here, and I had decided to accept it. Besides, he was a Republican and I was a Democrat!
So how did you finally end up together?
Well, I did go to Washington, D.C, but I soon realized that I could serve people better here at home. So I came back in 2000. Julie and I had stayed in touch over the years, and we had both become quite involved in public service. When the elections for mayor came up, Julie and I were talking on the phone almost every day to give each other advice. I wanted to help her, especially because I had had more campaign experience than she had. And Julie helped me with the local issues because she had become much more knowledgeable about them than I was. I proposed shortly after we were both elected.
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