Friend, 

I hope you had a restful holiday. As we kick off the new year, I’m excited to get right to work, with a town hall in La Crosse, Wisconsin on January 16.

As many families in Wisconsin are seeing their health insurance premiums rise this year, they deserve leaders who are willing to show up, listen, and answer tough questions. Instead, Republican members of Congress like Derrick Van Orden who helped cause this spike in health care costs have refused to hold town halls with constituents who are feeling the squeeze.

A better kind of politics is possible – one rooted in showing up, listening with care, and reflecting the real lives of the people it’s meant to serve. That’s what this town hall is about, and it’s an example of how we can work toward the kind of trust it takes to win in red, blue, and purple places this November.

That work begins early, by engaging people who too often feel overlooked and taking seriously the pressures they’re facing, including rising health care costs. Town halls like this are a chance to do that work and make the case, together, for a better path forward.

That kind of organizing doesn’t happen on its own. It takes resources, planning, and people willing to invest early to build the strong foundation we need to amplify good candidates, support a new generation of leadership, and take our message everywhere.

If you believe in a politics that shows up and earns support the hard way, I hope you’ll chip in today to help power this work and keep me on the road in communities like La Crosse as we build toward November.

Thank you,

Pete