Hey John,

I'm writing to you from Des Moines, Iowa, where caucus-goers are getting ready to choose their Democratic presidential candidate. I am on the ground with Team Pete as they prepare to make LGBTQ history, and there's a lot of excitement in the air. I thought I’d share that excitement with you all by sending a few of my favorite moments from the road (so far).

Hello from South Bend! I started my road trip in Pete's backyard – and the welcome sign still bears his name. Talk about hometown pride:

The best part of campaigning is seeing familiar faces, like our LGBTQ elected officials! Polk County Supervisor Matt McCoy has been mobilizing voters, hosting events and spreading the word about Pete to anyone who will listen. Matt also made history as the first openly LGBTQ person elected to the Iowa state legislature. I also ran into Indianapolis City Councillors Ali Brown and Keith Potts - who both made LGBTQ history in 2019 - at a rally in Cedar Rapids on Saturday evening. Wasn't even planned - I just happened to run into them!

Chasten is hard at work! During one of his many events of the day, he launched a canvassing event and rallied a group of Notre Dame students to knock doors. And Field Organizers, like the one below, are training identified precinct captains & precinct team members – all Iowans and all volunteers – for caucus night. These folks will be the volunteer leaders who power Pete’s campaign tonight, wrangling supporters and persuading undecided caucus-goers.

And of course, the man of the hour himself. Pete's been busy barnstorming through Iowa – his most recent event attended by more than 2000 people!

I’m off to go knock on more doors, but Victory Fund will be in touch with more updates tonight. Keep your fingers crossed: tonight we can give Pete the momentum he needs to become our first openly gay president.

Thanks again for your support, 

Geoffrey Bell

Political Manager, LGBTQ Victory Fund