Dear John,



This weekend, Amy and I worked with 30 volunteers in our home in our first
Powered by People event.

These amazing El Paso volunteers made hundreds of phone calls to voters in
Fort Bend County to let them know about Dr. Eliz Markowitz and her
campaign to represent House District 28 in the Texas legislature.

[1]Volunteers for Eliz Markowitz at Beto's House

I loved the energy, the commitment and the passion from the volunteers.
And I loved making phone calls alongside them. My favorite was to a young
voter named Stephanie.

* “Hi, this is Beto O’Rourke calling on behalf of Dr. Eliz Markowitz.”

* “Shut up!”

* “No really, this is Beto. And we really need you to vote on the first
day of early voting, January 21, for Dr. Markowitz.”

* “OK! I’m on it!”

I spoke with a man named Khaled who not only promised to vote for Eliz, he
offered to put a group together to listen to her speak so that she could
reach more voters in his circle of family and friends.

I talked with Bethany who was with her three children when I called. After
she committed to vote for Eliz, I asked her if she would volunteer with
us. 

“I’ve never knocked on doors before, that sounds kind of intimidating,”
she told me. I assured her that it’s as simple as introducing yourself to
your neighbors and telling them about the importance of this election. She
thought about it for a second and then said, “I’m in.”

It was a good day, the volunteers, the voters, the progress we made.

We will follow up yesterday’s effort with more phone banks, more block
walks, and more direct voter engagement. It’s how we’ll help Dr. Markowitz
win her race, and it’s how we’ll help other courageous candidates running
across Texas.

I hope you’ll commit to joining us in this effort - Powered by People - in
2020. If we all pitch in, we can win the Texas state house, pick up more
seats in Congress, defeat John Cornyn and ensure that the Democratic
nominee against Trump can win Texas’ 38 electoral college votes.

We’ll do this by organizing and mobilizing everyday Texans to help their
neighbors register to vote, commit to vote, and actually vote on Election
Day.

It’s our best chance to do what this state and this country needs at this
critical moment.

Happy New Year! I’m excited to work with you in 2020.

Beto

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