Today I'm suspending my campaign for Congress.

Today I’m suspending my campaign.

I’ll be as honest with you now as I hope I’ve been throughout this process.

I’m sad. I’m really angry - with myself and with politics. I’m so disappointed. Disappointed that I’ve let people down. But I never wanted to run just to run. I wanted to run to win, and unfortunately I just don’t have the capacity to continue.

As I’ve said throughout this campaign, love requires accountability. While a part of me wants to rage quit and grandstand about everything that worked against me, I'd rather be honest with you about where I simply was not able to do enough.

I ran out of money. I didn’t give myself enough time to build the requisite campaign infrastructure to be as competitive as I needed to be. I didn’t knock enough doors. I didn’t spend enough time on the phone. I wasn’t able to organize in the way I wanted or needed to. That’s entirely on me.

I could go over every should’ve and could’ve for a long time, and they will certainly keep me up at night for a while. But none of that compares to the depth of gratitude I feel.

To every person who sent me a single dime; every reporter who sat patiently while I excitedly rambled on about the Farm Bill; every person who answered the phone or the door; every person who coached me up on a policy issue, sent me a letter, an email, and cared enough to engage with me - I cannot thank you enough.


If you have already voted for me, I’m sorry I’ve breached your trust in this way. Know that I did not make this decision lightly and I’m so grateful that you saw something in me, just a kid from Vermont.


I’ll close by saying that although my campaign wasn’t able to come together for this race, I’m not going anywhere. If you find yourself in Essex, send me a note! I’d love to see you here, or anywhere across this beautiful state that has always been and always will be my home.


Thank you for daring greatly with me.

Love always,

Sianay

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