This is a great interview:

Marilinda Garcia is a young Hispanic state representative in New Hampshire who recently announced her candidacy for a competitive congressional seat. Upon which she was subject to a nasty attack by a colleague, dismissing her as a clone of another conservative in the state but in “stilettos,” then comparing her to celebrity Kim Kardashian.

In truth – as John Fund noted earlier this week in “The War on Conservative Minorities” — Garcia, in her fourth term in the statehouse, is considered a rising star in the party; she’s an accomplished harp player who has also earned a master’s from Harvard’s Kennedy School. In an interview with National Review Online’s Kathryn Jean Lopez, she speaks for herself about the attack, women in politics, and the future of America.

KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ: What did you ever do to Peter Sullivan, who compared you to TMZ favorite Kim Kardashian, among other dismissals? Did you ever expect to be compared to her?

MARILINDA GARCIA: I do not know Sullivan personally, but I hope he finds peace. I think it’s unfortunate that women — whether they are Democrats like Hillary Clinton or conservatives like me – are often being evaluated by a different set of criteria that has nothing to do with our policy positions or how we would govern. This is not an issue I’m preoccupied with. I’m focused on what’s important to New Hampshire families: developing our economy to provide good-paying jobs and repealing Obamacare, which has done more harm to working-class New Hampshire than the president will acknowledge. But if running in this race helps show conservative young women that we do have a prominent place in the party, then that’s a positive.

via National Review Online