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  John Padora · [email protected]
July 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM

What I wish I could tell my kids about this country

Friend, There’s a lot I wish I could tell my kids about this country. I wish I could tell them that hard work still gets rewarded. That doing the right thing means something. That the people in charge are fighting for them. But I can’t say that. Because it wouldn’t be tru…
  John Padora · [email protected]
July 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM

This seat isn’t for sale

Friend, I need to be real with you. I’m being outraised by a candidate who doesn’t even live in this district. And that’s because every cycle, people in D.C. think this seat is for sale. But here’s the truth — I’ve got something they don’t. I’ve got people power. I’ve got…
  John Padora · [email protected]
July 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM

What keeps me going

Friend, I stay up most nights later than I should. Sometimes I’m working. Sometimes I’m reviewing our budget. Sometimes I’m just lying there staring at the ceiling, thinking about what this country is going to look like if we don’t get it together. I think about how we’re…
  John Padora · [email protected]
July 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM

I’ve lived what most politicians only talk about

Friend, Everywhere I go in this district — from struggling farm towns to fast-growing suburbs — I hear the same thing: “We want leaders who actually understand what we’re going through.” Not just talk about it. Not just tweet about it. Actually live it. I’m not a party in…
  John Padora · [email protected]
July 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Democrats aren’t fighting for us anymore

Friend, Everywhere I go — from Windsor to Loveland, Larkspur to Parker — I hear the same thing: “The Democratic Party isn’t fighting for us anymore.” Not from Republicans — but from lifelong Democrats. Working families. Veterans. Small business owners. People who want a b…