As a state representative, she fought hard battles -- sometimes against members of her own party -- in pursuit of stabilizing the state budget. Last year, she surprised herself when she spoke out, loudly, against casual sexism in the Capitol. And for the past seven months, she's fought for what she called her dream job as she campaigned to be the next state treasurer.
Earlier this month, Stokes set that dream aside as she prepared for her toughest battle yet. One week before qualifying for an election where she was considered a frontrunner, the Kenner Republican was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer which required her to start chemotherapy immediately.
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