Team,

I want to say the most heartfelt THANK YOU for supporting our campaign.

To all the people who voted for me, to all the volunteers who knocked doors and made calls, to all the grassroots supporters who helped us build this movement from the ground up.

While the end result didn't go in our favor – congratulations to Congressman Hoyer on a 22nd term in office – this is a movement bigger than any one person or one election.

It's a movement to put people-funded and people-centered candidates in office up and down the ballot.

I plan to take some time to figure out my next steps, but I do know that I'm not going anywhere.

I'm going to keep organizing, keep advocating, and keep fighting here in Maryland for racial, economic, and environmental justice. There's too much at stake to stop.

And because this is a movement bigger than just any one person, I want to share some good news with you from last night too:

Ashley Esposito, a longtime organizer with our organization dedicated to ending the school-to-prison pipeline Schools Not Jails, is currently leading in the FIRST-EVER Baltimore City School Board Election.

I’ll be doing what I can to help her win in November – because it’s time for some damn change.

In solidarity, with love and gratitude,

Mckayla