Hi friend, it’s Aly, Colin’s wife. One year ago today, Colin made an announcement that changed both of our lives.

Today is the campaign's one-year anniversary!

We want to celebrate this campaign milestone in a BIG way, so we set a special campaign-iversary goal of raising $300,000 before midnight!

If you've been waiting for the perfect moment to make your very first donation, now's the time: Will you help show the strength of this grassroots campaign and defeat Ted Cruz by chipping in $5 or more right now?

Friend, so many friends have asked me how my life has changed since Colin decided to run for Senate against Ted Cruz. I always tell them the truth: It’s a huge sacrifice, and the work never ends.

But from the moment Colin and I first talked about him running for Senate, I knew that there was no one better for the job.

Texas is our home, and I know Colin will do whatever it takes to lift up our community, do the hard work, and build a better world for our kids – because that's exactly what he's done every day since I met him.

Over the past year, I've seen Colin's hard work pay off: The first polls showed him trailing Ted Cruz by 5 points – now, recent polls show him TIED with Cruz, and experts are calling this race a battleground!

But the past 12 months were just the start, friend. It's the next six months before Election Day that will truly put the strength of this campaign – and the grassroots movement we are building together – to the test.

So please, will you donate $5 or $25 before midnight tonight so we can reach our $300,000 anniversary goal and power this campaign to a win against Ted Cruz in November?

Thank you for taking the time to read this and support this grassroots campaign – it means the world to Colin and me.

– Aly