James, I know this isn’t the news we hoped for.

Donald Trump’s win is a disappointing and dark moment in our nation’s history.

To women, whose healthcare is under even greater threat, to our Black, Brown, and AAPI communities, our LGBTQ friends and their families, immigrants, and first-generation Americans, our most vulnerable Americans and those with disabilities, to all who have been made to feel unsafe and unwelcome by the Trump campaign and its allies - know that you have allies in Illinois and across the country. You will always be welcome here.

All of the feelings that come from these results – fear, uncertainty, anger, sadness – should be felt.

But then we must get to work.

In 2017, I sought public office in large part because of the threat Donald Trump and his allies posed to Illinois. Now, the fight rages on.

Donald Trump has promised to dismantle public education, push for anti-science public health policies, appoint his unqualified allies into cabinet positions, and unravel the infrastructure of our democracy.

We’ve worked too hard to give up now. It’s on us to stand together to hold Trump and his cronies accountable.

At Think Big America, we’re ready to continue our fight to defeat MAGA extremism at every level.

More to come,

Governor JB Pritzker