John, allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Tekesha Martinez, and I’m running to represent my hometown in Congress.

I was brought up in foster care and raised in redlined neighborhoods. I was failed by the system and written off by people in power, but I knew there was more to my story – so I rewrote it.

As I grew in my heart, I stepped up for my community. Fighting every urge to avoid conflict, I became a Community Mediator. Putting myself at the crossroads of conflict, I healed wounds that were too deep for sidewalk streets.

I wasn’t just rewriting my story. I was becoming a better version of myself. I became a mother of five, a City Council member, a mayor, and now, a candidate for Congress.

John, I’m ready to bring my story to Congress, but I didn’t get to this point alone, and we can’t move forward alone. I need to raise $10,000 in the next 24 hours to fuel this campaign all the way to that finish line. So please, will you pitch in $25 today to elect a true representative and rewrite our future for the better? >>

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My ‘why’ is written on windows. My motivations are scribbled on sticky notes and stuck on door frames all over my house. They remind me who I am – and who I came from. Because John, this isn’t just my district, this is my community. These are my people.

So I’m doing this for all of us. I’m building this campaign to show the world that no matter how much we face and no matter how much we are cast down, we can still dream.

You see, I’ve never given up on myself. I’ve never given up on a dream. And I’ll never give up on Western Maryland.

I know that we can rise up and give MD-06 the leader they deserve, but I need every single person reading this to rush a donation right now to get me there. So I’m asking: Can you join our team today and chip in $27 – or whatever you can afford to fuel this fight and get us across the finish line? >>

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In this together,

Tekesha