A self-described liberal and environmental activist, she has been openly vocal and critical of the Bush Administration and has participated at various rallys during 2003 regarding nucelar power plants and the Middle East war.
Daughter of Thomas Wesley Overall, Jr. and wife Frances Bernard, she's related to Barack Obama.
Is diabetic.
She loves the movie The Long Riders (1980), so much, she once vowed to meet all the brothers who starred in the film.