When the plane door opens at 1,200 feet, most people freeze.
Paratroopers don’t.
You step forward into the wind, the uncertainty, the danger — because the mission depends on it. You don’t wait. You don’t hesitate. You jump.
That mindset shaped everything in my life:
ROTC at Michigan State.
20 days’ notice to deploy to Iraq.
Leading missions to defeat ISIS.
Protecting thousands of Americans overseas.
And now — stepping into this race for Congress.
This campaign is another kind of jump. And the truth is: I’m standing at the door again.
Because tonight is my first-ever end-of-year fundraising deadline, and once that clock hits zero, the report becomes permanent. Unchangeable. Final. GREEN LIGHT IS LIT.
TAKE THE JUMP WITH ME — CHIP IN BEFORE MIDNIGHT: