Berg, a single mother and flight attendant without a college degree, is one of the few state lawmakers across the nation who qualify as“ working class,” according to recent research.

Minnesota state Rep. Kaela Berg. Berg, a single mother and flight attendant without a college degree, is one of the few state lawmakers across the nation who qualify as “working class,� according to recent research. (Minnesota House of Representatives/TNS)

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Working-class people rarely have a seat â€at the legislative table’ in state capitols

Working-class people rarely have a seat â€at the legislative tableâ€� in state capitols

In her first few months as a Minnesota state legislator in 2021, state Rep. Kaela Berg often wondered: “What the hell am I doing here?� A single mother and flight attendant without a college degree or prior political experience, Berg now had a seat at the legislative table, shaping policy decisions in her home state. As she ran against a former two-term Republican representative � a commercial ...