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Hi John,

My name is Aimee, and I’m honored to be Powered by People’s new Executive
Director. Before I tell you where we’re going next, I want to tell you how
I got here, because my story starts where many of you have been.

After the 2016 election, I woke up with a pit in my stomach and the sense
that I hadn’t done enough—that our democracy was more fragile than I had
realized, and that my complacency may have gotten us there. I made a
decision that morning: I would never let that feeling happen again.

Feeling upset isn’t a strategy. I had two choices—be paralyzed by fear, or
turn it into action. I chose action. I started volunteering: registering
voters, block walking, working elections, joining local Democratic clubs.
But I still craved more impact and real human connection.

That search led me to Powered by People. Here, I saw my volunteer work
translate into real relationships with voters, and critically, real
results. Showing up consistently and personally changes not just
elections, but people. That’s the transformation I want for every
supporter of Powered by People: channeling your commitment into the most
effective organizing work in Texas.

In today’s political system, voters are often treated like transactions:
mass texts, AI-driven outreach, impersonal mailers. People get written
off.

We reject that. Powered by People is built on human-to-human
relationships—on conversations, trust, and consistency. That’s how we
achieved 79% youth turnout last year. We’re not just registering voters;
we’re staying in touch with them in order to build lifelong, engaged
participants in our democracy.

That success gives us a mandate to go bigger. As Executive Director, my
job is to match volunteer passion with a clear, winning strategy. We’re
moving away from running as fast as we can to executing a deliberate
roadmap with ambitious goals:

* Expanding our reach from 30,000 voters in 2024 to more than 100,000
voters by November 3, 2026
* Flipping Congressional districts, defeating Greg Abbott, and winning
that U.S. Senate race
* Building power year-round, not just during “big” elections

This is our pre-season—training leaders, sharpening our tools, and
building the infrastructure to win big. Local races, like the special
elections in Senate District 9 in Tarrant County and Congressional
District 18 in Harris County, could be decided by just a handful of votes.
Starting next year strong is not optional. It's essential. And every
contribution helps us train and support volunteers year-round, invest in
the relational tools that actually move voters, build the data and
infrastructure needed to scale, and compete in the tightest races in
Texas.

[ [link removed] ]If you believe, like I do, that action is the antidote to despair, I’m
asking you to make a contribution today to help Powered by People start
2026 strong and put us in a position to win.



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I’m looking forward to working alongside you in the days and months ahead.

Thank you,

Aimee Prudhomme
Executive Director, Powered by People




 


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