Republicans have big plans for the next Congress, and none of them are good.

John,

 

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend with their loved ones. My boys and I were grateful for a little break from work, school, and the campaign to enjoy our time with family – and to appreciate just how fortunate we are to BE a family.

 

This month we celebrated six years together, and it reminded me of this photo from our first Thanksgiving:
A photo of David’s oldest son cutting bananas for a fruit salad while his little brother peers over the edge of the counter.

I had served as a foster parent for years before I met my boys. I always volunteered to take in the older kids because I knew they were harder to place. When Robert came into my care, I soon learned his little brother was due to be adopted by another family – meaning the brothers would be permanently separated.

 

I decided I couldn’t let that happen. They had already lost so much, they couldn’t lose each other, too.

 

For months I fought like hell to stop the adoption and keep them together. Parker was allowed to join his big brother in my foster care, and I decided to formally adopt them so they would never be separated again.

 

But our adoption could’ve been impossible just a few years earlier. It’s only been 10 years since the right for LGBTQ+ adoption was recognized under federal law. Even today, 12 states have laws on the books that allow adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples or LGBTQ single parent adoptions.

 

If Republicans keep the House majority and take control of the Senate next year, this is just one of many rights we take for granted that could be rolled back. I’m running to flip ID-02 to protect the progress we’ve already made, and fight for EVERYONE’S freedoms.

This isn’t an abstract risk, John. The threat is VERY real.

 

Here’s a short menu of GOP priorities if they manage to keep the House majority AND take the Senate majority and the White House:

 

  • Pass a nationwide abortion ban

  • Rollback LGBTQIA rights across the board

  • Gut Social Security

  • Crush unions and workers’ rights

  • Dismantle voting rights

 

But this terrifying agenda does NOT have to be our reality in 2025.

 

Democrats only need 5 seats to take back the House. With Mike Simpson on the ropes with his own party, we have a real shot at flipping ID002 next November – and I’m doing my part. Can I count on you to pitch in?

 

David Roth
         

David Roth is a single, gay dad running for Idaho’s Second Congressional District. We’re going up against a GOP incumbent who has been in this seat for almost 25 years. It’s time for change in Idaho, and our grassroots campaign is building on the momentum that began in David’s race for U.S. Senate last cycle. The GOP is not planning to defend this seat, so we plan to take it from them and help Democrats retake the House majority next year. We’d love your support to build a solid campaign to bring progress to Idaho and the country.

 

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