Anyone who’s spent time on the water in Hampton Roads knows that the tide always turns.
Four years ago, I lost this seat. I didn’t second-guess the fight then, and I’m glad I didn’t.
On November 3rd, the tide turned.
The people of Hampton Roads sent me back to Congress. And we weren’t alone. Across the country, voters delivered a blue wave that flipped the House with what’s on track to be the largest Democratic majority in decades. Democrats flipped Senate seats in places like Kansas, Texas, and Ohio to take back that chamber too.
All cycle, I said Democrats needed to flip just three House seats to take back the majority. We blew right past that number, and VA-02 was one of the seats that got us there.
I’m proud of that. I’m also not one to oversell, so here’s the plain truth about how we did it:
We spent down to zero.
When you’re in a Toss-Up race against an incumbent and a flood of outside money, you don’t hold anything in reserve. You leave it all on the deck.
Every dollar went into this victory. That was the right call. But it means that before I’m sworn in, we need to settle up.
Will you split a donation between my campaign and Equal Opportunity Now to help us close out the books on an incredible campaign before I get to work in Washington?
