John, 

I feel like I’ve been on the edge of my seat for months waiting to share this major announcement with you about the future of Conservatives Concerned.

We’ve come a long way from our humble roots in Montana in 2009 and our national launch in 2013.

In the course of that time we have seen Colorado, New Hampshire, and Virginia repeal the death penalty with support from conservatives. Republican-sponsored repeal bills came close to passing in deep-red Utah and Wyoming. Right now in Ohio, conservatives are leading the push to end a system marked by inefficiency and inaccuracy. 

Across the country, people from all walks of life are waking up to the fact that the death penalty is a failed public policy. In fact, a Gallup poll last year showed for the first time that a majority of Americans believe that capital punishment is unfairly administered.

But lately, we have also seen a resurgence in some of the “tough on crime” rhetoric and policies of the past. Executions are coming back in some states for the first time in a decade or more, enabled by disturbing secrecy laws. And recently a shocking wave of six executions in five states in less than two weeks has highlighted the urgency of our mission. 

We face both new opportunities and challenges ahead. The time has come for a new Conservatives Concerned.

I wanted Conservatives Concerned supporters like you to be among the first to see some of the changes we have made and what’s on the horizon, including:

Our team will be adding more content and making additional updates to the new website in the coming days, weeks, months and beyond. 

For now, I hope you’ll visit and check out the critical work of our chapters in Oklahoma, where conservatives are calling for a moratorium on the death penalty; Tennessee, where executions remain on hold after a report documented the state’s repeated failures to follow its own protocol; and Texas, where a bipartisan group of lawmakers took action that halted the execution of a man whose conviction relied on the discredited “shaken baby” theory.

Please reach out if you have any questions, and please also forward this message to anyone you think may be interested in learning more or joining Conservatives Concerned.

I’m grateful for the hard work our team and partners put into developing our new branding and website, the feedback of so many colleagues and allies along the way, the strong foundation laid by my predecessors, the inspiring dedication of campaigners against the death penalty across the country, and the support of people like you who make this all possible. Thank you all!

More to come,

Demetrius Minor
National Manager