Hi Friends,

I just launched my campaign against Republican Madison Cawthorn to represent NC-11 in Congress, and I’m writing today to ask for your support.

Skeptics are telling me the odds aren’t in my favor—but our grassroots campaign raised more than $100,000 in the first 24 hours, and I’ve seen what’s possible when people come together to fight for what they believe in.

I’ve spent my life overturning expectations, bridging divides, and never accepting that what has been is how it always must be. I’m an ordained minister who has organized for marriage equality all over the Deep South—and won. Together with my wife Meghann, I’m raising three kids in the heart of Western North Carolina, a community that I love.

When I watched my Republican congressman, Madison Cawthorn, betray our democracy by helping to incite a violent mob on the morning of January 6th—after previously trafficking in conspiracy theories and encouraging supporters to threaten elected officials—I knew my community deserved better.

I’m in this race because I know we can defeat Madison Cawthorn; and we can do it the same way I’ve organized for change my whole life.

When I ran for County Commission, I was told over and over that I couldn’t win. But I did. Twice.

Madison Cawthorn believes that divisive rhetoric and empty promises are his path to power. He’s flirting with authoritarianism and trying to take NC-11 with him.

But that’s not who we are in Western North Carolina. And I know there’s another path. A path that leads away from hateful rhetoric and fear-mongering and toward empathy and love. That’s why I’m building a campaign that’s focused not on trading blows with Madison Cawthorn—but instead on winning for the people of NC-11.

People want real results that improve their lives, and I have the experience running on pressing issues, winning against the odds, organizing everywhere and delivering for the people. That’s how we’ll win this district.

I know we can get this done, but I’m also a realist and it’s going to take an enormous amount of resources to pull this off. That’s why I’m asking for your support today.

We need 5,000 Founding Donors to chip in any amount to launch this grassroots campaign. Will you be one of them?

We’re off to a strong start. Let’s keep proving the skeptics wrong.

-- Jasmine Beach-Ferrara

PAID FOR BY Jasmine Beach-Ferrara for Congress