Team, 

In the middle of the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary, The Economist declared that one candidate had better ideas than even Elizabeth Warren.

That candidate was Michael, and he was running on a progressive, fiscally responsible, and popular platform he called “The Real Deal.” 

It included plans to pass paid and family medical leave, invest in our infrastructure, raise the minimum wage, lower healthcare and prescription drug costs, reduce the cost of higher education, tackle housing affordability, and pay teachers their worth. It took on corporate PACs and special interests, creating reforms for our electoral process and putting power back in the hands of the people.

It was the real deal in 2020, and it still is in 2025.

Even though Michael didn’t win the nomination, his focus on uplifting workers, working families, and their children has never wavered. 

The centerpiece of his plan was expanding the Child Tax Credit—which through hard work, Michael helped make a reality in 2021. When we passed the expanded CTC, childhood poverty plummeted by nearly half. Republicans on the Hill have since let it expire, but Colorado led the way and created a statewide version of it last year.

Now, Michael is running for Colorado Governor to bring that vision, experience, and determination back home.

He knows the solutions to the big challenges we face will come from Coloradans working together to get them done, not from Washington’s broken politics or Trump’s White House.

He’s ready to fight for progressive, common-sense policies that make Colorado more affordable—and the best place to raise a kid, start a business, and retire with dignity.

We have three days to hit our first quarterly fundraising goal of this campaign—and without your support, we could fall short. If you are ready to join us in this fight, consider chipping in a few bucks today. Even $20 makes an impact. >>