One of the last meals that Wilmot Collins had before migrating to America from his home country of Liberia was a tube of toothpaste he shared with his fiancé, who has since become his wife. By the time they left their war-torn country, Wilmot weighed less than 100 pounds. After two and a half years of vetting, he finally became a US citizen, and after working several government jobs, his son convinced him to run for mayor of Helena in 2017. He won reelection in 2021.
I want to thank Wilmot Collins for joining me for this episode, and also Buchanan Capital for sponsoring this podcast. And as always, thanks to Phil Aaberg for his musical accompaniment.
