A teacher, a nurse, a pharmacy tech and a letter carrier have all experienced the trauma of working and living in a country deeply impacted by COVID-19. These essential workers have lived through the mismanagement of the pandemic and the bad decisions that have cost more than 184,000 American lives and destroyed the economy. It’s time to hold our legislators accountable. Vote on Nov. 3 or, even better, mail in your ballot and stay safe. Our lives are depending on it.