U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and 11 of the Senate’s 13 other Democratic women endorsed Hillary Clinton from the Democratic National Convention stage Thursday in a show not only of unity, but of how those women are changing the dynamics of power in Washington.

The group included Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Boxer and Tammy Baldwin and featured some of the most well-known and influential members of the Senate. Only Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Heidi Heitkamp were absent.

Hirono used her moment at the podium to briefly share her history as an immigrant — the only one currently serving in the Senate — and how it shaped her work ethic and idea of America.

“In college, appalled by Vietnam, I became an activist. When I met Hillary Clinton, I knew I had found a kindred spirit,” she said. “Hillary is a policymaker with an activist’s heart. She knows that the most effective way to make change is to claim a seat at the table.

“But no matter how high she’s climbed, she’s never forgotten who she’s fighting for. Children. Working families. Immigrants. Small business owners. That’s Hillary.”

Hirono came out early as a Clinton supporter in April of 2015.

Later in the year, she and many of the same women who were on stage Thursday hosted a high-profile fundraiser for Clinton in Washington that was as valuable for the headlines it drew as for the money it brought in.

“It was a power display unlike anything seen so far in the 2016 presidential race. …Lined up behind Clinton on the ballroom stage were 13 of the most powerful women in America, all supporting her run for president,” reported the influential Washington news outlet, The Hill.

In the midst of Thursday’s display of power politics, though, Hirono said her support for Clinton is about something simpler.

“Wherever there is someone getting a raw deal, Hillary is with them, fighting to make it right,” said Hirono. “That’s why I’m with her.”