▁in ▁the ▁Arizona ' s ▁ 8 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁special ▁election ▁primary ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Tr ent ▁Fran ks ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁M esa , ▁Arizona ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁B ri anna ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁pover ty , ▁" mov ing ▁from ▁house ▁to ▁house ▁because ▁the ▁family ▁kept ▁being ▁ev icted .” ▁  F ollow ing ▁the ▁divor ces ▁of ▁her ▁grand m other , ▁a unt , ▁and ▁mother , ▁her ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Tennessee , ▁then ▁Mont ana ▁and ▁Washington ▁state . ▁After ▁her ▁mother ▁rem ar ried , ▁she ▁moved ▁out ▁and ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁document ing ▁street ▁races , ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁also ▁convin cing ▁a ▁Sp ok ane - area ▁rac et rack ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁safe ▁track ▁for ▁te ens ▁to ▁race ▁cars ▁in . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Sp ok ane , ▁she ▁met ▁her ▁now ▁ex - w ife ▁and ▁raised ▁a ▁daughter ▁together ▁when ▁West bro ok ▁was ▁ 1 9 ▁years ▁old , ▁working ▁in ▁construction ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁new ▁family . ▁At ▁ 2 2 , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Arizona ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁car ▁sales , ▁becoming ▁a ▁sales ▁manager ▁at ▁Ar row head ▁H onda ▁in ▁Pe oria , ▁Arizona , ▁north west ▁of ▁Phoenix . ▁While ▁working ▁at ▁Ar row head ▁H onda , ▁West bro ok ▁began ▁her ▁transition , ▁document ing ▁it ▁through ▁YouTube , ▁where ▁her