Team, in a few moments, I’m going to ask you to make a contribution to my campaign. But first, I hope that you’ll let me explain why:

Right now, Trump’s federal government is attacking California because he knows that as California goes, so goes the nation.

In our state, when we lead with our values, we succeed. We are a guiding light for the country in one of the darkest times in American history. A model for how to act on gun violence. A model for expanding access to health care. Education. Taking on climate change. All while building a strong economy. And that terrifies Trump.

Because we get the job done.

But all of our hard-won progress comes as a risk: being a target of the President of the United States.

Now more than ever, I need your support -- California needs your support. Will you chip in to power our movement to defend our state and our progressive values?

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Trust me, team, I’d much rather get to work on the critical priorities facing us -- not in a tug of war match with Donald Trump.

But if we don’t speak up for what you believe in, no one else will.

Thanks for sticking by me in this fight. I’m grateful for you.

— Gavin