John, it took a while, but it's finally official:
I'm proud to share that six new voices for truth are heading to Washington in January to serve alongside me. Congratulations to Cori Bush (MO-01), Ben Ray Luján (NM-SEN), Ritchie Torres (NY-15), Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Mondaire Jones (NY-17), and Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07)!
I'm so proud of these candidates and their wins. But unfortunately, we also faced some very tough losses this year.
While we were able to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House—and make Donald Trump a one-term president—some of our Truth to Power candidates lost their races to their corporate PAC-backed, far-right, and well-connected opponents.
I'm not going to lie, John. I was hoping that more than just six Truth to Power candidates would win their races and fight by my side in Congress. But it's always going to be an uphill battle to elect candidates that aren't afraid to take a stand against special interests and who make it clear that their priorities lie with the people.
We can't be discouraged by these losses; rather, we need to keep doing exactly what we set out to do from the start. We must continue to work hard to elect progressive lawmakers in the years to come who will stand up to the corporate special interests, lobbyists, and corrupt politicians that have dominated our government for far too long.
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The 2020 election cycle may almost be behind us, John, but Truth to Power is building a movement that lasts beyond one election. We were never going to quit after this year—no matter how our candidates fared.
And one thing is certain: we will always need more people in Congress and the Senate who are willing to speak out on behalf of working-class people over wealthy special interests.
We need legislators who will fight to protect Roe v. Wade and the Affordable Care Act from Trump's extremist Supreme Court. We need legislators who pay their fair share of taxes. We need legislators who will fight tooth and nail for working families—even if it goes against the wishes of wealthy donors and corporate PACs.
Plus, this work doesn't just stop after Election Day. Along with winning races, we also need to elevate the voices of those who speak up for working families and progressive priorities once they get in office. For us to keep moving our country forward, that's the kind of fight we need to be committed to fighting every day of every year, election or not.
Thanks for being in this fight,
Katie Porter
