Unger, a former deputy prosecutor, is the mother of a six-year-old and four-year-old. Her father’s experience with health insurance pushed her to run for office as a Democrat, but her family guided her perspective on other issues. Her husband is an Arkansas teacher, and she wants to see the state build a culture where teachers aspire to work locally. She sits and listens to retired teachers and knocks on doors. "I trained almost every day for three weeks before I started filming. And then after that, I got to be good enough to where I was allowed every day to hang out with actor Jonny Weston, who has been surfing his whole life. I had to keep up with him because he wasn't going to slow down for me. So I adjusted and fell in love with the sport."Can you tell us about your character? There may be several remixes of The Chainsmokers's hit single "Closer" featuring Halsey on your playlist (who can't get enough ofthat Blink 182 reference She worked for Walmart as a store manager for 20 years, receiving a series of promotions before returning to school for degrees in economics and political science as a nontraditional student. When she’s not knocking on doors for her campaign, she's working toward obtaining her master's degree.