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John,
The holiday season is winding down and the new year is just around the corner. Every year comes with change, expected and unexpected. Thinking about the possible changes ahead has me reflecting on another year: 2017.
2017 was a big, tumultuous year for me. It’s the year I lost my sister and the year my mom was first diagnosed with cancer.
It’s the year I moved back home to Idaho — where I had been born and raised – to be closer to family.
2017 is also the year I adopted my sons – two brothers in foster care who were about to be split apart until I fought the system to keep them together, and became their dad.
In the space of that one year my family shrank, then grew – and the trajectory of my life changed forever.
We all make plans for the future, but we never fully know what the new year can bring. And what makes this time of year so exciting for me is the fact that ANYTHING is possible.
Could 2024 be the first year that Idaho elects an openly gay man to serve in Congress? I believe so. That’s why I’m running, and to guarantee a better future for my kids and our loved ones. |
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Running for Congress is NOT easy under any circumstances, but especially not as a single dad, and especially not as an out and proud gay man in a red state.
Idaho is my home. Five generations of my family are here. I’m raising my sons here.
I want Idaho to be the very best we can possibly be – and I want to help us get there by serving our beautiful state in Congress.
When I ran for office last year, I thought I may have to downplay “the gay thing” a bit. But I was wrong. Our incredible community embraced my campaign everywhere I went. I got letters from people all across Idaho and the rest of the country, many from parents of LGBTQ+ youth, thanking me for showing that we belong in ALL the spaces where decisions about our lives are made.
I’m running for every kid in every small town who feels like they have to live in silence (the way I often felt growing up here) because they don’t see anyone who looks like them in positions of leadership or public service.
The radical right-wingers are losing, and they know it. That’s why they are so terrified of LGBTQIA+ people being seen and represented in every part of American life.
I’m running for Congress to fight for a future where my sons, and every kid in America, can grow up free to be their full, authentic selves – whatever and whomever that may be.
I’m running to show the nation and the world that even in so-called “red states,” LGBTQ+ people exist and we deserve a voice at the table. |
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Representation matters, John. In the current political climate, it is all the more important that we elect LGBTQ+ representatives into public office.
I’m running for Congress because I believe Idaho is worth fighting for.
I’m thankful for all of you for being a part of this journey, and I can’t wait to be your congressman.
With gratitude,
David |
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