Friends, when I joined the Marines I signed up to serve my country. I’m the child of immigrants, the first generation. This country gave me everything, and I felt like I needed to give back. I swore to defend our Constitution, our democracy, from all enemies — foreign and domestic.

But when I signed up, I never thought this was how things would end up.

Over the last several years the most insidious threats to our Constitution have emerged at home. It’s people like Donald Trump and his “MAGA Queen” Kari Lake — openly advocating for violence and repression, tearing down our elections, laying the groundwork for dictatorship and authoritarian rule.

If they win, it could mean the end of our Republic. I’m sorry to say this, but it can happen here. We can stop them, but it’s going to take a ton of hard work. And Arizona will be the frontline in the fight for our democracy.

If we’re going to win, if we’re going to defeat Kari Lake, and if we’re going to stop Trump from winning back the White House, I need your help.

Can you make a split donation to my campaign for U.S. Senate in Arizona and Linda Sánchez and help us build the infrastructure we need to win across the state?

Thank you for having my back,

Ruben