Activist Olivia Julianna On the Future for Democrats, Abortion Rights and More

Favorite food right now is Buffalo garlic Parmesan wings. Still in a baseball season headspace and I’m gearing up for the Super Bowl!

6. What is your first legal drink going to be?

My first legal *emphasis on legal, come on I was raised in rural Texas,* will be a Whiskey neat, probably Jack Daniel’s or Johnnie Walker

7. What are you going to be wishing for on your birthday?

For my 21st birthday I’m going to wish that Roe v Wade can be codified by my 22nd birthday and also for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to get married.

8. What did you learn in your 20th year?

In my 20th year I learned how expensive laundry detergent and paper towels are.

9. Who is your favorite TikTok creator right now?

Favorite TikTok account is santizapmr, he covers professional wrestling and does react videos. Equal favorite is outdoorboyscamping which is a dad who does survival camping in Alaska. Very odd for a young woman to be into these things but it’s also weird for me to want to drink Whiskey neat so I’m clearly an old man in a young woman’s body.

10. What’s bringing you the most hope right now?

What’s bringing me the most hope right now is [Governor] Andy Beshear (D– KY.). He ran an incredible people forward campaign in a Southern state and won by a great margin. I respect that and admire him.

11. What did you want to be when you were a kid?

When I was a kid I wanted to be a teacher! I started tutoring kids when I was 12 and kept going all through high school. I tutored kids in Chemistry, English, and Government. If I wasn’t working in politics I’d be on track to go teach in my hometown. I’ll probably retire to teaching at some point. It’s always called to me which is why I think I have such a drawn to politics is I get to teach people about government and its functions.

12. What would you tell your 15 year old self if you could talk to her?

If I could tell 15-year-old Olivia something I’d tell her that sexuality is not a choice and she’s actually just kinda gay.