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? 

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.

But getting here wasn't easy, friend, and the hard work and resilience I learned proved essential.

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.

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.

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.

Now, I'm running to be the next governor of New Mexico to help move our state toward a future where everyone can thrive.

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?

I know that it takes a village – in life, and in politics – and that's why I'll never stop fighting for our communities.

Thank you for standing with me,

Deb