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		</div><h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Identical twin sisters are running for office in Michigan &#8211; but one is a Democrat while the other is not just a Republican, she is a </strong></span><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>vocal </strong></span><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Trump supporter</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Monica Sparks and Jessica Tyson, 46, </strong></span><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>are identical twins who live in neighboring electoral districts in Michigan and are running for seats </strong></span><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>on the governing board that oversees Kent County</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>While Sparks is a Democrat her twin Tyson is a Republican and supporter of Trump &#8211; the p</strong></span><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>air admit they often have debates about their differing political views</strong></span></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">But they insist their differences have not caused a rift in their relationship </span></strong></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">For the Aug 7 primaries </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;"> Sparks faces several challengers for the Democratic ticket, </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;">while Tyson is running unopposed for the Republican nomination </span></strong></h6>
<h6><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Their recipe for fixing a polarized America &#8211; &#8216;You start by getting in the same room&#8230; and come prepared with open ears, an open mind and open heart&#8217;&#8230; </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;">&#8216;Then we will be able to find solutions&#8217;</span></strong></h6>
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<h6><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-296671" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Jessica-Ann-Tyson-left-and-Monica-Sparks-right-2.png" alt="Jessica Ann Tyson [left] and Monica Sparks [right] 2.png" width="667" height="457" />Twin attack on polarizing party politics: Jessica Ann Tyson [left] is a Republican and vocal supporter of Donald Trump while her twin sister Monica Sparks [right], is campaigning for the Democrats</strong></h6>
<div>Twins Monica Sparks and Jessica Ann Tyson are identical in almost every way. The two Black women are running for local office in the US state of Michigan forged which on the surface should test any filial bonds. However, they say the share an unbreakable bond during a childhood tarred by abuse, capable of surviving any test. They wear the same white dress and even finish each other&#8217;s sentences.<br />
But their choice of jewelry &#8211; a blue flower pin for Sparks, a red one for Tyson &#8211; gives away the one key things separating the 46-year-old women: their political stripes.<br />
Sparks is a Democrat. Tyson is a Republican.</div>
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<h6 class="mobile-gallery-icon"><b><img class="alignnone wp-image-296670" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Monica-Sparks-left-and-Jessica-Ann-Tyson-right-1.png" alt="Monica Sparks [left] and Jessica Ann Tyson [right] 1.png" width="668" height="467" />What nature has put together, politics cannot tear apart: Identical twin sisters </b><strong>Monica Sparks [left] and Jessica Ann Tyson [right] insist the bonds forged by shared experiences of </strong><strong> harrowing childhood can withstand any adversity</strong></h6>
<div>Tyson is a Republican and vocal supporter of Donald Trump while Sparks is campaigning for the Democrats. The women say they are proof positive that political differences can be overcome, even in an increasingly polarized America.</div>
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<div class="mobile-gallery-icon">&#8216;It just baffles our mind why people hate each other,&#8217; Tyson tells AFP in a joint interview with her sister. &#8216;Mothers aren&#8217;t talking to sons. Fathers are disowning daughters.&#8217;<br />
&#8216;We are not going to let this come between our family,&#8217; says Sparks.<br />
Sparks and Tyson live in neighboring electoral districts in the Midwestern state &#8211; part of the country&#8217;s traditionally Democratic Rust Belt that, against all odds, helped Donald Trump win the presidency.<br />
Each is campaigning for a seat on the governing board that oversees Kent County, which is home to 640,000 people and is the state&#8217;s second most populous area, after Detroit.<br />
The primary election is on August 7. Sparks faces several Democratic rivals, while Tyson is running unopposed for the Republican nomination.<br />
The twins say they agree on broad ideas: they both want to live a life of service and to reduce political discord.<br />
The rest, they say, can be negotiated.<br />
&#8216;We need to start finding common ground, period, if we&#8217;re going to get ahead as a society,&#8217; says Sparks.</div>
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<h6 class="image-wrap fff-pic"><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-296672" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Monica-Sparks-1.png" alt="Monica Sparks 1" width="663" height="477" />Both women are currently campaigning for a seat on the governing board that oversees Kent County, Sparks seen here is running as a Democrat </strong></h6>
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<div class="mobile-gallery-icon">Sparks admits that she and her sister often clash over their political views but insist it has not caused a rift in their relationship.<br />
Tyson says she is happy to celebrate Sparks &#8216;as a woman&#8217; and revel in her accomplishments despite their political differences<br />
Sparks and Tyson say they have been close all of their lives, relying on each other as children when they couldn&#8217;t rely on adults.<br />
The pair say they have relied on each-other throughout their lives, having survived a childhood of abuse when there was no adult to support them>;<br />
The biggest test came when Tyson endorsed the Republican running in Sparks&#8217; district over her own sister, but the pair still insist that family comes first</div>
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<h6 class="image-wrap fff-pic"><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-296674" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Jessica-Ann-Tyson-1.png" alt="Jessica Ann Tyson 1.png" width="660" height="426" />Tyson [photo], is campaigning for a seat on the same governing board that oversees Kent County, but she is running as a Trump loving Republican</strong></h6>
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<h6 class="image-wrap fff-pic"><img class="alignnone wp-image-296675" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Jessica-Ann-Tyson-left-and-her-twin-sister-Monica-Sparks-right-4.png" alt="Jessica Ann Tyson [left] and her twin sister Monica Sparks [right] 4" width="672" height="743" /><strong>Filial bonds were tested when Tyson [left] endorsed the Republican running in Sparks&#8217; district over her own sister &#8211; They still love and support each other, in spite of that &#8216;slight&#8217; hiccu</strong>p</h6>
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<div class="mobile-gallery-icon">Even their disagreements over President Donald Trump have not endangered their bond &#8211; though his leadership is the subject of spirited debate.<br />
Sparks cites the controversial reality television star-turned-leader as the cause of the country&#8217;s political tumult &#8212; and a key reason why she is seeking office.<br />
&#8216;I just don&#8217;t like what&#8217;s happening in our country right now. And I can&#8217;t stand by. I&#8217;ve got to do something,&#8217; she says.<br />
Tyson is a Trump supporter.<br />
&#8216;I totally believe in our president,&#8217; she says, though she adds that she understands the concerns of those, including Sparks, who oppose him.<br />
The sisters say their respect for different viewpoints, and ability to listen to others, is something other Americans need to embrace in the current political climate.<br />
&#8216;People are hurt. People are bitter, because they are feeling disenfranchised,&#8217; says Sparks.</div>
<div class="mobile-gallery-icon">&#8216;You start by getting in the same room&#8230; and come prepared with open ears, an open mind and open heart,&#8217; she says. &#8216;Then we will be able to find solutions.&#8217;</div>
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Jessica Ann Tyson, a Donald Trump supporter is running for office as a Republican, while identical twin sister Monica Sparks is running for office as a Democrat – Same district in Michigan, still love themselves
