Control of the Senate in 2020 is critical to passing important legislation to ensure affordable healthcare for everyone, end the gun violence epidemic, protect our civil and human rights, and more. In 2018, Democrat Mike Espy ran for the Senate in Mississippi, and he performed better than any Democratic Senate candidate in Mississippi in 40 years. Mike is running again in 2020, and he needs everyone’s help to flip this seat blue. Mike is a former member of Congress and was President Bill Clinton’s Agriculture Secretary. He believes in equality, healthcare as a right, and will fight hard for Mississippi and all of us. This election is especially important for two reasons:

(1). To Fight Against Systemic Racism: The current Senator is racist, having bragged about how she would attend a public lynching, posing with pictures of Confederate flags, and worse. We need a Senator who is reflective of our nation's demographics and who will push for an end to systemic racism. Mike would be Mississippi's first Black US Senator, and his policies support our communities. In the aftermath of the tragic murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and far too many other Black people killed by the police, we need, more than ever, to have our elected officials represent our most marginalized communities, both in terms of their demographics and their politics--Mike is the right person for both.

(2). To Flip A US Senate Seat: This race is very winnable and would go a LONG ways towards changing the political landscape of this nation--the incumbent, Cindy Hyde-Smith is only ahead by single digits, but she has a war chest & a lot more resources than Mike. We have to all help out to make sure Mike wins--but he can do it--when he ran in 2018, he performed better than any Democratic US Senate candidate from Mississippi since Reconstruction, outperformed and made it a close race, and flipped several counties. We just need EVERYONE to make this happen!

Here’s how you can help make sure Mike wins in November: