Senator Chris Dodd became the third presidential candidate to “walk a day in the shoes” of an SEIU member July 26th. He began before 7 a.m. by having breakfast with Head Start teacher Colleen Mehaffey and her family, then accompanied Mehaffey to work where he assisted her with classroom activities including reading, writing, and painting.

Mehaffey, who has taught 3- and 4-year-old children in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for nearly 25 years, emphasized to Dodd the need for sufficient funding for the federally-funded Head Start program. Read more, and watch the video below: