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Trans candidate speaks on 'heartbreaking' ballot rejection after not listing former name
Vanessa Joy, who is a transgender woman, was running for a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives. However, Joy was taken off the ballot because she did not list the name she had before she transitioned. Joy speaks with Chris Jansing about the “heartbreaking” turn of events in her candidacy and what she hoped to accomplish for the citizens of her district.