Friend,

The toughest people I know jump out of planes into battle.

That’s what paratroopers do — we lead from the front, no matter the risk, no matter the mission.

I’m Captain Mike Bouchard, a Bronze Star Army veteran, paratrooper, and proud Michigan conservative. I’ve served with the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions — led soldiers in Iraq and at our southern border — and I’ve seen what it means to fight for something bigger than yourself.

Warfighters don’t quit. We adapt, overcome, and keep moving toward the objective.

That’s the mindset I’ll bring to Congress: mission focus, no excuses, and zero tolerance for failure.

My family taught me that service is a duty. I’ve worn our nation’s uniform and faced America’s enemies abroad. Now I’m ready to fight for our people here at home — to keep our families safe, our jobs local, and our country strong again.

I’ve lived peace through strength firsthand. It’s not a slogan to me — it’s the difference between chaos and freedom.

That’s why I’m stepping up now. Because we need leaders, fighters, and veterans in D.C. who aren’t afraid to stand up to the socialist, woke agenda destroying the country we love.

We need men and women who know what it means to serve — who’ve seen the cost of weakness and understand what it takes to win.

If you believe America is still worth fighting for, I need you with me today.