I am humbled and honored to receive the Democratic nomination to continue serving the people of the 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.
Here we go again.
My Republican colleagues just held another hearing attacking the Southern Poverty Law Center for supposedly “manufacturing hate.”
But when it comes to the very real hate groups fueling racism, violence, and extremism across this country, suddenly they have nothing to say.
Instead of confronting the people spreading hate, they’re attacking the people tracking it.
Spare me the theatrics.
Pride is joy. Pride is courage. Pride is a celebration. And Pride is the ongoing fight to ensure every person can live as their authentic self.
This month and every month, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and all those continuing the fight for equality.
Happy Pride!
People who spent 2024 telling us "both sides are the same" and spent the last year telling us "Kamala would be doing the same thing if she were in office" are suddenly asking for our support because the fascist right wing government is coming after them.
South Carolina State is inviting the LT Gov who’s said “she’s ending DEI” to be their commencement speaker.
An HBCU inviting someone actively rooting and campaigning against everything they stand for
Those students deserve SO MUCH better
Today’s Supreme Court ruling guts the Voting Rights Act and turns back the clock on the foundational promise of equality and fairness in our election systems.
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was one of the last remaining federal protections for Black and brown voters against maps deliberately drawn to dilute their political power. That protection has been stripped away.
It is an outrage. But it is not a surprise.
It is part of an agenda that conservatives set in place decades ago to steal power from everyday people and then cling to that power for generations.
The court’s decision is motivated by politics and designed to give an upper hand to Donald Trump’s Republican Party, which faces the threat of losing the upcoming midterm elections.
We must pay attention to what happens next.
The fight now returns to the states. Legislatures — particularly those in the South — will rush to redraw districts before voting for the midterms begins in just a few months. Already, Louisiana and Florida are planning to redraw their maps, and we should not be surprised if others rapidly follow suit ahead of the midterms and 2028. Their politically-motivated power grab is meant to protect elected Republicans from any consequences for their failure to make groceries, gas, health care, or housing more affordable for you and your family. They want to cheat and choose their voters, instead of the voters deciding who they choose.
The mission before us is to restore the power of the people. There is no question our fight became harder today, but I know we are up for the battle.