Article snippet: COLUMBIA, S.C. — When she was a young girl, politics was everyday life for Jalisa Washington-Price. Her grandmother was one of the first black people elected to the Richland County Council, and weekends in the 1990s meant a constant flow of campaign events and community meetings. Immersed in that world so early, she longed for a career on the big stage in the nation’s capital. After a successful run as the political director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in South Carolina in 2016, Washington-Price landed her dream job at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington, D.C. But now, with the largest field of presidential candidates ever and South Carolina’s primary looming as a crucial early contest, the 30-year-old is back home — this time leading the campaign for California Senator Kamala Harris and running events like those she used to attend with her grandmother. “This was not my vision,” she said. “But I knew how important South Carolina was.” Washington-Price is part of what Democrats call an extraordinary new era in South Carolina politics. She is one of at least seven young African-Americans — five of them women — serving as state directors for Democratic presidential candidates. All South Carolina natives ages 25 to 42, they are revitalizing the party, forging connections with young voters, and strengthening campaign infrastructure in a state where Republicans have controlled power for decades. This new generation of politica... Link to the full article to read more