Friend,
We are in the home stretch. The election is just over a week away -- and what a journey this has been.
When I announced I was running for Congress to become the first LGBTQ+ Latina in this 231 year old institution, our country and economy were fully open, we had nine Supreme Court justices, and we were not in the midst of a horrific pandemic. A LOT has changed since then.
This year has been difficult. We've lost over 220,000 of our loved ones to the COVID-19 pandemic. Civil rights hero John Lewis passed away in July, and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away just over a month ago.
We have record unemployment. Our students and teachers are adapting to learning remotely or teaching with masks on. Families are struggling more than ever to make ends meet, and our Congress has not passed a relief bill to get us through this crisis for months.
While this situation seems dire, we have drawn so much from our collective strength. In the face of pain and struggle, we have shown our resilience.
It is this strength and resilience that motivates me every day to be the next representative for CA-53. Without you, team, this would have been so much harder.
Now, more than ever before, we see the need for bold, progressive policies to bring our country forward.
With just 5 days left in the month, our team has set an ambitious goal of $75,000 to raise by Oct. 31st to make sure this campaign of love, strength, and bold progressivism wins. Chip in $5 or anything you can today.
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Together, we will get through these difficult times and come out stronger than ever. I'm proud of the campaign we have run, and I can't wait to see this through next week on Election Day.
-- Georgette Gómez
