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Friend: In a moment, I'm going to ask you to make a $5 donation to my campaign. But first, will you let me explain who I am, why I'm in this race, and the difference your donation will make?
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As the daughter of a Pueblo woman, I was taught the value of hard work from a very young age.
My mother was born and raised in a train boxcar, where the Laguna people built a community far from their home. She proudly served in the U.S. Navy, raised four kids as a military wife, and devoted more than two decades to Indian education at the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
I am blessed to come from generations of resilient and fierce Pueblo women – and I am the person, mother, and leader I am today because of them.
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But getting here wasn't easy, friend, and the hard work and resilience I learned proved essential.
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Like many New Mexicans, I know what it’s like to struggle. I was a single mom living paycheck to paycheck, relying on government programs like SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid to help keep my child fed and healthy. Every day, as hard as it was, I had to get back up and keep going.
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But my struggle made me fierce. It fortified my resolve to build a brighter future – not only for my child, but for every family dreaming of and fighting for a better life.
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That's why I decided to run for office in 2018. And I won. I became one of the first Native American women elected to Congress, and in 2021, the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history.
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Now, I'm running to be the next governor of New Mexico to help move our state toward a future where everyone can thrive.
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Every step of my journey has been possible because people like you believed in me, friend. So please: Can I count on you to chip in $5 or more right now to help me win, keep New Mexico blue and deliver progress for working families?
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I know that it takes a village – in life, and in politics – and that's why I'll never stop fighting for our communities.
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Thank you for standing with me,
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Deb
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