John -

This is Texas State Rep. James Talarico.

My Democratic colleagues and I have left our beloved state to deny the quorum Texas Republicans need to pass Donald Trump’s redistricting power grab.

I’ll explain more in a second about how this works, but if you’re ready to support us, please split a contribution between my efforts and Eugene Vindman to help us fight back.

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Trump is scared he’s going to lose his majority in Congress next year. He’s wrecking the economy, starting wars, and kicking people off their healthcare to cut taxes for his billionaire friends.

So to shield himself from the voters, he told Texas Republicans to redraw our political maps and manufacture 5 new GOP seats ahead of the 2026 midterms.

But to pass these new maps, a certain number of legislators need to be on the floor to conduct business — a quorum.

My Democratic colleagues and I are not giving them one.

Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton are trying to arrest us. So we are in Illinois, where the governor has promised us safe harbor. We are in the Land of Lincoln — which is appropriate because Abraham Lincoln tried to break quorum as a state senator in 1840 by jumping out of the window at the Illinois State Capitol.

We may not be at the Capitol, but we’re doing our jobs. We may not be in Texas, but we’re fighting for our constituents.

We’re not just fighting for Democrats — we’re fighting for independents and Republicans too. Because in a democracy, voters are supposed to choose their politicians — not the other way around.

It’s about time someone stood up to these bullies.

If Trump succeeds in rigging the elections in Texas, he’ll try it in every red state across the country to silence voters and guarantee the results he wants in the midterms. We can’t allow that to happen.

This quorum break will cost money — lots of it.

Can you chip in today to support our efforts and Eugene Vindman's campaign as we break quorum and deny Trump’s redistricting power grab?

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Thank you for standing with me at this critical moment for our democracy.

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