Dear Daily Kos family:
Last weekend, I launched my Lowcountry Listening Tour in Beaufort — the town that my great-great-grandfather, Civil War hero and Reconstruction-era congressman Robert Smalls, called home.
I had the opportunity to hear from a wide variety of Beaufort-area leaders, including representatives from the Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce, the Beaufort County Democratic Party, Families Against Book Banning, the Hilton Head Island chapter of the National Action Network, the Hive Community Circle, the Lowcountry Pride Group, and the Pat Conroy Literary Center.
We shared a hopeful vision for South Carolina’s first congressional district — one where our representatives in Washington enshrine women’s reproductive freedom, enact sensible gun reforms, expand voting rights, ensure affordable health care and housing, invest in public education and literacy opportunities, and foster an economy that works for working families.
If you agree that it’s time to act on these important issues, please consider donating to my campaign to defeat MAGA Rep. Nancy Mace, flip our swing district, and retake control of the House from extreme Republican politicians.
In the coming weeks, I look forward to continuing these conversations and collecting crucial feedback from all corners of the Lowcountry.
Sincerely,
Michael