Hey, it's Antonio.

I get questions about how this kid from Schenectady…

Grew up to flip a deep-red congressional district and become the Lt. Governor of New York.

It wasn’t always easy. But, my parents worked hard to pull us to the middle class and ingrain strong values of determination and perseverance.

I learned from the lessons they instilled and attended Colgate University and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship before I earned a law degree from Harvard, where I met my wife, Lacey.

The values my parents instilled in me growing up are the same values that carried through my first campaign for Congress.

After the 2016 election, it was clear that the rules had changed. Our leaders in Washington were no longer working to give working people a fair playing field. So in 2018, I ran for Congress as an underdog in a tough district – and won.

Now, I’m serving as Lt. Governor of New York and traveling all across the state, listening to New Yorkers’ concerns and making sure they have an advocate in government.

Right now, the Democratic party has its lowest approval rating in years. And it’s no surprise. Our party has become the party of the status quo, and our leadership is reflexively reacting to Trump instead of proactively offering a vision that people can believe in.

That’s why I launched my exploratory committee. I believe we need new voices with fresh ideas to truly meet this moment.

And I’m hopeful that you will take this journey forward with me.

Please – if you can afford to make a donation of $10 to my exploratory committee, I hope you’ll chip in before our end of the month deadline tonight. Any amount helps us bring fresh vision to New York and the Democratic party. Thank you in advance.

Together we can build forward,

Antonio