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| Fellow Conservative, My name is Adam Schwarze, and I’m a former Navy SEAL Officer, Marine Corps vet, avid hockey player, and lifelong Minnesotan. I know it’s early in the 2026 election cycle and you may not be paying attention to races in their infancy, like mine, still, I’m reaching out to you today to tell you a little about myself, who I am, and to make my case to earn your support in the upcoming battle I’m currently running headfirst into. I’m running for the U.S. Senate against Tim Walz’s lieutenant governor, who, if you can believe it, is politically more radical than the former VP nominee. People like the lieutenant governor were leading the violent unrest in Minneapolis in the summer of 2020. While the governor, whom the nation embarrassingly became acquainted with, eventually called for law and order in the street; his lieutenant governor was preparing a lawsuit against the Minneapolis Police Department for discrimination. The Minnesota I grew up in was far away from the world these two government officials call home.  As the son of two working-class parents, I have nothing in common with either my opponent or her boss, former VP candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. I grew up playing hockey and joined the military on my 18th birthday in October 2001, less than two months after the horrific attack on New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. Unlike Governor Walz, I was proud to deploy to over 70 countries in service to our nation; I didn’t retire before being shipped out to serve our nation in war. I’ve willingly put myself into harm’s way more times than I can count in order to protect the American people, our shared conservative values, and our democratic way of life. I never imagined that I would run for high office, but everytime I came home from deployment things in Minnesota and the country seemed to have gotten worse because of the radical left policies. I’m doing this because of the state of our current leadership. Minnesota is currently being led by two radical Democrats who have done their best to push this state as far left as anyone could tolerate. Something had to be done. With Sen. Tina Smith’s recent retirement announcement, now is a time to leap into the unknown—something I’ve done and found very fulfilling. While Minnesota hasn’t voted Republican in a presidential election since 1976, we’re not a deep blue state. This election isn’t going to be an easy one for a Republican to win, but throughout my life and career I have always defied the odds. And as a former Navy SEAL and Marine Corps veteran, I excel in harsh environments - on and off the battlefield. You don’t know me, and you have no real reason to make a financial contribution to my Senate campaign other than that I’m humbly asking you to do so. I love our country, so on my 18th birthday in October 2001, I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps with a deep desire to serve my nation, make my parents proud, and defend freedoms. Twenty-four years later, I’m still looking to serve Minnesotans in service to our nation – that's why I'm running for the United States Senate.  Since 2001, I’ve been deployed nine times to 70 countries to defend our shared conservative American values. I obtained a Master's degree from Harvard and a Master’s Certificate from Johns Hopkins University in Security and Nuclear Deterrence. I also received my MBA degree. So when people tell me this will be one of the most challenging things I’ll ever endure, I smile and nod. The simple truth is that I believe that my purpose in this life is to serve others, and I’m hopeful that if you don’t donate today, you’ll allow me to earn your support in the coming months.  I’m just a regular guy from Minnesota who was asked to do extraordinary things who wants to make my mom proud, serve my country, and do good by the people I meet. I'd be so grateful if you could chip in $5, $10, or even $50 right now. With gratitude, Adam Schwarze Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate – Minnesota    
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