Together, we did a great thing for our country. Whether you volunteered through Team Englin, your local Democratic committee, or some other group, your hard work combined into a mighty force for change and progress. Shayna and I are honored that so many of you chose to come to our home and join Team Englin’s contribution to this amazing grassroots effort. Here in Alexandria, our entire community — from new volunteers to long-time activists — owes a debt of gratitude to Katherine McFarland and the rest of the Obama staff, whose leadership and talent have strengthened us for the work ahead.
I travel to Richmond tomorrow to confer with my Democratic colleagues about the upcoming General Assembly session, and the 2009 campaign is already underway. In addition to my own re-election, Team Englin will be working to nominate Brian Moran for Governor, Jody Wagner for Lieutenant Governor, and Steve Shannon for Attorney General, and we will do our part to pick up the six House of Delegates seats we need to win a majority — our last chance before redistricting. I hope you will stay engaged in our grassroots fight for change and progress.
I’ll leave you with a final thought — one of my favorite quotes, which conveys my gratitude to everyone who has been a part of this amazing effort:
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” — Robert F. Kennedy
Thank you again, and if there’s anything I can do to be of service, don’t hesitate to get in touch!
