John,

As summer comes to a close, my schedule has been packed these last two weeks. And I wanted to share some highlights:

• Went to the Ravens' and Commanders' training camps 🏈 – I'm making the case that the Commanders should continue to play and win in PG county

• Visited the 🏥 Women's Health Center in Western Maryland to thank them for all they do – they moved here after West Virginia banned virtually all abortion care

• Attended the Maryland Associations of Counties Conference in the beautiful Ocean City 🦀 – I'm building partnerships with our local electeds and doing the work to get our economy growing and make this Maryland's decade

• Took Tucker 🐶 to the SPCA of Anne Arundel's puppy plunge – we made some great new friends who are adorable AND adoptable

Now, I'm proud of all that travel, and I wouldn't change it for the world. Because it's how I fulfill my role as governor of Maryland and make sure we leave no one behind.

But… It means we haven't been hitting our fundraising as hard as we could. And that's not something we can afford to leave behind either, John.

So I'm asking you right now to pitch in and help close our fundraising gap before August is over. Every dollar you pitch in helps keep me focused on being governor, rather than fundraising.

Thanks for believing not just in me, but in Maryland.

Elevate,

Wes