This is one of the most important lessons I’ve learned.
I learned one of the most important lessons of my life on the floor of the Texas House — more specifically, the lesson came the moment I chose to walk off of it.
In 2021, the GOP was ramming through an extreme anti-voter bill. I felt something rising in me that I couldn’t ignore. I knew staying put meant letting Texans lose their freedom to vote.
So I took a leap of faith.
I stood up, texted other legislators:
“A leap of faith only works if you take it.”
Together, we ran out the clock and stopped a bill designed to silence Texas voters. That quorum break protected Sunday morning voting — a sacred tradition in Black churches — and blocked a provision that would have allowed partisan judges to overturn election results without evidence. And we earned that victory together.
So I’ll repeat that to you today:
A leap of faith only works if you take it.
And when you do, others will leap with you.
I’m taking another leap of faith with this campaign.
Texas is on another precipice. Our schools are under attack, our freedoms are eroding, and right-wing corporate donors have more influence in the Governor’s Office than everyday Texans ever will unless we change course immediately.
If Texans take a leap of faith together next year, I know we can win this fight.
Can I count on you to donate $5 now to power my grassroots campaign?
No te dejes.
— Gina
