See this? That's me on January 6:
'Ruben helping his colleagues during January 6'
As a Marine Corps veteran, I never imagined having to use my training to protect myself and my colleagues on the House floor.
I never imagined teaching my House colleagues how to put on a gas mask and regulate their breathing.
I never imagined I’d be helping frightened colleagues move to safety as insurrectionists started streaming into the Capitol.
And I never imagined I’d have to urge members of the House NOT to evacuate from the Capitol, because if we left we’d lose the building to the coup.
I will always fight for our democracy. I'd have done it in the Capitol that day — and I will fight as hard as I can to win this race and keep GOP election-deniers out of the Senate.
Sadly the threat is still very real: Just last week, Kari Lake was pushing to decertify the 2020 election — the same rhetoric that led to January 6th. Still praising Trump, still defending the insurrectionists.
And she is the Republican frontrunner in Arizona.
That’s serious, and it’s an important reminder: Nothing less than our democracy is at stake in this election. If Republicans win Arizona, they win the presidency and they take control of the Senate. We can't let that happen, and I can't do it without you.
Can you please contribute today to my campaign for United States Senate? Everything comes down to Arizona, and I cannot do this without you. Please.
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And as someone who joined the United States Marine Corps to defend this country and protect our democracy, you can always count on me to be on the front lines of this battle.
Thank you,
Ruben Gallego
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