John,

Candidates like me aren't supposed to run for office. We aren't supposed to have 6-figure fundraising numbers. We aren’t supposed to shatter our fundraising expectations with over 4,600 grassroots donations coming from all 50 states and right here in District 16.

Not gonna lie: it's been hard. I'm a father of 3, a school principal by day, and a candidate by night. The hours are long, the challenges are many, and there is simply no way I could do this without your support.

From the bottom of mine and my family's hearts -- thank you. Thank you for believing in me, but more importantly, thank you for believing in our vision and our movement for a new and better America.

This quarter you helped us show the establishment and voters across the nation, that we aren't going to sit around and wait for change to come. We are going to stand up and build a movement of united working people to get it done. The time for small politics and incremental change is over, and the time of big ideas and a new generation of leadership is just beginning.