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Hey y’all, it’s Colin. If you have the time, I’d love to take a minute to share the “why” behind my decision to run for Senate here in Texas.
How we got here
If you found your way to my corner of Substack, you’ve probably already heard my story: I’m a fourth-generation Texan, born in Dallas and raised by a single mom who was a public school teacher and took on extra jobs to make ends meet. Thanks to my family and a strong support system of teachers, coaches, and the folks at our local YMCA, I earned a full-ride football scholarship to Baylor and went on to play in the NFL.
After that, I fulfilled another dream: earning my law degree and becoming a civil rights lawyer. I worked in the Obama administration, and then I went on to serve in Congress and represent the community that raised me, working to create opportunity for kids and families, protect affordable health care, and bring better-paying jobs to our state.
Last year, I ran for Senate against Ted Cruz – and although we fell short in that race, I’m incredibly proud of the grassroots movement we built and the fact that we outran the presidential ticket by nearly 200,000 votes, which was the most of any Democratic Senate campaign in the entire country.
Why I’m running again
After last year’s race, I took some time off to think about what’s next. I spent a lot of time with my family and in my community here in Dallas, and unfortunately, I saw things quickly go from bad to worse.
Costs continued to skyrocket due to Trump’s tariffs and chaotic economic policies…
Mass layoffs and funding cuts put critical programs like Social Security at risk…
Trump and his allies in the Senate started pushing a disastrous budget that threatened to rip health care away from over a million Texans…
People’s fundamental rights were under attack as the administration moved to implement its MAGA agenda…
And no one in our government was doing a thing to stop it. Senate Republicans like John Cornyn enabled Trump’s every whim – even when he knew the administration’s policies would harm Texas families.
And then multiple polls started to show that I was the Democrat with the best chance at challenging the GOP for this seat.
I knew too much was at stake not to try again.
How I know I can win
Entering this race was not a decision I took lightly.
We built an enormous machine last cycle – full of thousands of volunteers, supporters, and grassroots donors. But, I knew we still needed to run a different kind of campaign this year.
We need to go even further – be ready to pound the pavement across thousands of miles, talk to more Texans in corners of the state that are usually left untouched, and speak truth to power in some really tough situations.
Luckily, I’ve never been one to do anything halfheartedly. I went undrafted in my first attempt to play in the NFL but I locked in and fought my way in. After law school, I worked to defend our voting rights nationwide and here in Texas. And when I challenged a 22-year GOP Congressional incumbent – a race where pollsters said I had just a 10% chance of victory – I won and went on to Washington to fight for the people of North Dallas, a district I was born and raised in.
I’m 100% in this race – for my kids’ futures and yours – and I truly believe that I’m the best person for the job and that this campaign, with thousands of grassroots supporters like you standing with it, has the best chance we’ve got of winning here in Texas.
And there’s real data to back that theory up. After multiple polls showed me ahead of my likely GOP opponent, experts at The Hill ranked this one of Democrats’ best pickup opportunities in the entire country. That’s a huge testament to the grassroots movement we are building.
My humble request of you
Even though we’ve built incredible momentum early on, we still have a long way to go, and it’s going to take a lot of resources to capitalize on this golden opportunity to flip Texas blue for the first time in more than three decades – starting with our first FEC end-of-quarter deadline of this race this Tuesday.
What we raise between now and then will be a matter of public record, showing the strength – or weakness – of this campaign. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how important it is that we show that we have what it takes to win.
Republicans are already planning to spend tens of millions of dollars to crush our momentum and stop us from flipping this seat. They have corporate PACs and GOP mega donors lining up to help them. Frankly, I’m worried that if we fall short of our $350,000 end-of-quarter goal, we won’t have the resources needed to fight back against their attacks.
So please, if you believe Texans deserve better than the failed leadership we’ve gotten from Senate Republicans, if you’re ready to see a Democrat represent the state of Texas in the U.S. Senate, please rush a donation to reach my goal before the FEC end-of-quarter deadline on Sept. 30. [ [link removed] ]
We’ve got an incredible chance to win this race if people like you join us right now. Thank you for being a part of our movement.
For Texas,
Colin
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