{"id":10491,"date":"2026-10-07T10:38:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?post_type=impact_story&#038;p=10491"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:38:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:38:55","slug":"why-i-vote-marsha-lewis-detroit","status":"publish","type":"impact_story","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/impact-stories\/why-i-vote-marsha-lewis-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Vote: Marsha Lewis, Detroit"},"template":"","class_list":["post-10491","impact_story","type-impact_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":10493,"quote":"I\u2019m 73 and I\u2019ve voted in every election since I was 18, because I was brought up that way.","citation":"Marsha Lewis, Detroit","topic":false,"program_theme":false,"button_text":"Read More"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_impact_story_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_impact_story_hero":{"kicker_text":"Why I Vote","heading":"Marsha Lewis, Detroit","summary":"","image":10494,"cta":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"My voter report card says I\u2019m an above-average voter. 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