Folks,

A year ago, we won our competitive special election in Upstate New York against all odds.

And we won because we worked together, building a coalition that rallied around our fight for fundamental freedoms.

Many of you have asked me about the lessons I learned this past year and how I’ll use them to prepare for the tough fight ahead in 2024. I want to use this moment to tell you about that experience.

The lesson: In Washington, there are patriots who fight on the side of freedom, and there are extremists whose lust for power and greed is greater than their commitment to American ideals.

A few examples:

• Patriots protect democracy; others protect those who attack it.
• Patriots protect freedom for all Americans; others drape themselves in the flag while voting to strip fundamental rights from half the country.
• Patriots keep promises like the ones we’ve made to seniors in Medicare and Social Security; others would rip these programs away to pay for tax rebates for private planes and tax breaks for those who need them least.
• Patriots protect public safety; others allow our streets and our schools to become war zones, forsaking the will of an overwhelming majority of Americans who demand an end to gun violence.

Patriots serve; others perform. I’m not a performer. I’m a public servant.

There are two sides. I’ve chosen mine, and today I am asking you to help me build a united front once again by pitching in to my 2024 re-election campaign.

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Thank you, for everything.

Yours in service,

Pat