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people MILESTONES SENATOR BORRIS MILES Fort Bend County District 13 Interview by Sonia Guimbellot The afternoon was filled with Kona ice, healthy food, and a huge crowd of support for the man we were about to interview. Walking into his office next to Congressman Al Green’s in the Fort Bend District, we’re imme- diately introduced to former senior adviser to the Mayor, Keith Wade. “Without Keith, there’d be no me,” the senator stated. iF: What does a Senator in your capacity and role do? Senator Miles: “Set policy, gov- ern and work with lead elected of- ficials to ensure that we have the proper resources and we’re doing the right thing for our citizens of this community, for Fort Bend/Mis- souri City. I’m looking forward to their getting to know Senator Bor- ris Miles. If not for Fort Bend there 42 iF Magazine | July 2017 would be no Senator Borris Miles; they were very pivotal in our elec- tions. We carried the entire delega- tion in our election and thus made sure their voices were heard in the State House. As for the constituents, we’ll be there for them to give faith to commemorate, kicking off the ful- fillment of that commitment to them and my staff will be reaching out to them as well. You can see the other elected officials showing up here to- day is a signal to me, we all will sit down and work together, whatever they had with the seat, the political issues they had before me … made it very clear that if it’s not about the betterment of the kids and people in this area then we won’t be about it. Moving forward, we make sure the resources for the state are properly dispersed and this community gets what they deserve.”