One Person. One Vote.

This is America. Politicians should not get to pick their voters.

That is so painfully obvious that most pollsters don’t even bother to ask the question, and everyone I meet--Republican, Democrat, or Independent--agrees. Democracy means that voters get to decide who represents them. 

But Republicans in Washington, and their hand-picked supermajority on the Supreme Court, have come to the maddening conclusion that corporations are people and serving the interests of the rich and powerful requires them to shred the fabric of what makes our country great: democracy, civic participation, the voice of the people.

Earlier this week, the 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court issued a devastating blow to the Voting Rights Act by invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map that included two majority Black districts. This gives state legislatures all across the country the green light to design congressional districts that guarantee seats for the majority party and deny representation to millions of people.

The Supreme Court majority has taken power away from people and put it in the hands of politicians who will pursue power at any price and sell the tools of our government to the highest bidder. 

The truth is that the Voting Rights Act has been under attack for years, and as each section has been undermined and eviscerated, there were fewer and fewer protections for minority voters across the country and fewer avenues for advocates for open democracy to challenge discriminatory and anti-democratic actions on the part of Republicans looking to rig the system for the wealty and well-connected.

In Congress, I will fight for legislation that bans partisan gerrymandering, establish independent redistricting commissions, defend against discriminatory barriers to voting, and fight for meaningful and lasting campaign finance reform.

We have built this campaign around a simple premise: every vote counts. It doesn’t matter how much money you have, how many political insiders you have in your contact list, or whether you and I agree on every issue (or any issue). 

Your vote counts. 

Your voice matters. 

You deserve representation.

That’s why we do grassroots organizing. We’re not going to let an algorithm decide who gets to engage with us. 

That’s why I keep showing up, everywhere. To ask questions, to listen, to have the hard conversations that democracy depends upon.

Moments like this feel so desperate. They make me so angry. But I’m not giving up, and I’m not losing hope. We all want democracy. We all want our votes to count. We all deserve a voice in our future. 

Let’s fight for it.