"Here, right matters."

That's what I said to Congress at an impeachment hearing against the President of the United States.

I never intended to be in the national spotlight. I joined the Army and served for 21 years because I wanted to fight and defend the country I love. I could have never expected that it would lead me to testify against the President of the United States.

That is, until I heard the president try to extort a foreign country into investigating a political rival — a quid pro quo.

I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. It was my duty to report the corruption.

I knew that I was assuming a lot of risk by challenging the most powerful person in the world. There was no doubt that he was going to use everything in his power to retaliate, just as he'd done to his opponents in the past.

But I had confidence that I could tell the truth. I knew that this is America — and here, right matters.

A lot has happened since that day in 2019. President Trump exacted his revenge by firing me and calling me "human scum." He tried to incite an insurrection to hold onto power after losing a fair election. Now, he is using his powers in office to inflict violence on American citizens.

Amidst all of this I still believe that right matters.

Our country has lived through challenging periods in the past but we've overcome, persevered, and moved towards a more perfect union.

We are in the middle of another fight for our country right now. I still have faith that good can prevail over evil and that we can overcome these hard times. What is right still matters here…but only if we make it matter.

That's why I have decided to run for the United States Senate in Florida. We are taking the fight straight to Donald Trump in his own backyard. A win here will deliver Democrats control of the Senate.

If you are fired up to win back the Senate majority and finally hold an out-of-control president accountable, then it would be an honor to have your support as a Founding Donor.

I came to the United States as a child when my family fled tyranny. I know how fragile democracy is and I'm ready to continue the fight in the Senate.

For our families, for our community, and for our country. Thank you.

- Alex

Alexander Vindman is a former member of the United States Army. Use of his military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense or any branch of the U.S. government.