It has been a very eventful June/July. Heck, all of 2020 has been one for the record books! I intended my latest email to be about how my daughter Natalie just turned 13, how I was organizing against the RNC coming just 4 blocks away from our smoothie/sandwich shop, how I am smashing it in my fundraising goals and have racked up A TON of endorsements for my campaign.
Unfortunately, I come bringing pretty crappy news. My opponent just dropped a ton of her own money into the race, (very interesting to say the least).
AND, I recently tested positive for COVID-19.
Since the outbreak, I have been wearing and advocating for the mandated use of masks in public spaces. I have traced my exposure back to someone that came within my personal space with no mask and tested positive prior to me.
Over the past few months, our state and community’s leadership in the response to mitigating the spread of COVID-19 has been a complete failure to say the absolute least.
As many residents in our community, I am a full-time mom, expecting my second child at the end of August. I am a small business owner. I work a second job full-time. And I am running for office to represent our community.
We must do better and mandate the use of masks so we can all stay safe and healthy.
My frustration is not just for me and my family. My frustration is primarily for those who don’t have access to quality healthcare. Those who can't afford a mask and those who do not have the means to travel to a testing site.
My frustration is for those who work at jobs that are not required to provide them PPE or have socially distant standards in place.
My frustration is for people who can not take one single day of paid sick leave so they can be healthy for their coworkers and their families. The system is broken. And we must come together to fix it.
It’s not like I’m not busy and have time to lay about being sick. I have a campaign to run. My primary is August 18th and I’m running against a Democratic incumbent. A Democrat who is very interesting, to put it mildly. A Democrat who is bought and paid for by Republicans. A Democrat who VOTES with the Republicans.
You can help by helping my campaign. You can also help by wearing a mask, social distancing and calling out those around you (in a kind way) who aren’t.
Yours In Service,
Angie