Hi, friend, it's Paige, Colin's campaign manager. I wanted to take a quick moment to introduce myself and tell you why I'm working so hard to get Colin elected to the U.S. Senate.

I joined Colin's team way back in 2018 during his first campaign for the House of Representatives. The first thing that struck me (well, besides the fact that he's about a foot and a half taller than me) was his focus and his determination.

Colin is deeply connected to his roots and the community that helped raise him. He gets intense when talking about his upbringing as a biracial kid in Dallas growing up with a single mom. He knows it was rare and lucky for him to make it to the NFL and go on to become a civil rights lawyer. Of course he worked hard, but he also had a lot of help along the way from a strong community of coaches, teachers, and the folks at his local YMCA. Now, he's fighting to make sure his story isn’t unique and that all Texas kids have the same support and opportunities. As a Congressman, he has worked tirelessly to make things a little bit better for people like the hardworking mom and community members that raised him. That's what Texans deserve from their Senator.

That's pretty much his elevator pitch, and I was inspired enough by it to join his team even when, at that time, the experts gave us a 10% chance of winning. Colin's been an underdog all his life, so that number didn't phase him, and with a lot of hard work and, again, a lot of support from the same North Texas community that helped raise Colin, we beat the odds in that race to defeat a 22-year GOP incumbent. 

That's how I know we can beat the odds again this time around and defeat Ted Cruz. Our chances are already better than they were back then – polls show us statistically tied, and after we launched this campaign, CNN named Ted the most vulnerable GOP Senator in the country. But we need your help to get it done. 

We've seen it time and time again, in 2018 and in every race since: Grassroots support makes all the difference. Colin doesn't take corporate money, so he really and truly is depending on you to carry us through to Election Day. So please, friend, will you chip in $5, $25, or any amount you can spare today to help us finish the job and fire Ted Cruz? →

Thank you so much for being a part of this team. Colin really believes in a Texas where freedoms are protected and where if you work hard and play by the rules you can get ahead, and I believe that together, we can make it happen.

Paige