John,

I decided to run for the California state legislature in 2017 for my daughters.

In the wake of the 2016 elections, they were confused, hurt, and hopeless. As a mom, I absolutely refuse to accept a world where my kids don't have hope for the future -- so I ran to change that.

Now, when I see the tweets of people despairing at the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, saying this is a fight we can't win, refusing to stand up to Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump, well... I just refuse to accept that.

If we don't dare to hope, if we don't get in the fight for a better future, how can we look the next generation in the eye?

I am in this fight for my daughters, for the generation that follows, but also for us -- the adults who need to step up and show that we didn't expect our kids and grandkids to clean up our mess. As a fellow Californian once said, "You gotta give them hope."

So here I am, running to defeat an anti-choice, anti-science, extremist Republican who is in direct opposition to everything Ruth Bader Ginsburg stood for.

If you're with me, if you reject apathy and cynicism, if you believe we can win the fight for equality and justice -- please, pitch in $5 or whatever you can afford to help turn this seat blue and bring back hope.

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Thank you,

Christy






Christy Smith is a community leader

Christy Smith is a community leader from CA-25 who has fought for her neighbors in Ventura and LA county on the school board and in the California state legislature. Now she needs our help to defeat Mike Garcia and flip this top pick-up House seat blue in November. Help elect a champion for our health care, our schools, and our rights.