Name: Ivana Brancaccio - Hometown: Las Vegas - Position: Communications director for Rep. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. - Age: 27 - Alma Mater: American University

Washington Examiner:How did you begin working in politics?

Brancaccio: I come from a big Italian family that likes to argue, so naturally in high school I joined the debate team, then volunteered for my first political campaign in 2008, knocking on doors for Barack Obama. I fell in love with getting to know people and learning how policy impacts their lives.