Dear Friends,

Many thanks to everyone who came out Tuesday night to
celebrate our victory and to all those who made this campaign such a
success. It was a wonderful evening that I will always remember.

A number of people have asked me today how our team managed to garner 49% of the
vote in a four-way race. I believe that the margin of victory is in large part
attributable to the fact that voters could feel the heart and soul that was being
put into the campaign by all involved. Canvassing, post cards, yard signs,
neighborhood meet-n-greets and poll work combined to create a strong
grassroots effort. That personal approach was overlaid on a solid platform of
jobs and economic development, education, state employees pay and
benefits and urban growth - issues that voters clearly care about.

In a Democratic primary that made for tough choices, your decision to stand with
me was greatly appreciated. Cary Town Council Members Nels Roseland and
Julie Robison and past council member Harold Weinbrecht's support of me in
Cary was invaluable. I'm also grateful to institutional groups that decided to
endorse in the primary as opposed to waiting for the General. In particular, the
Conservation Council and especially Brownie and Bud provided many
resources. Sierra Club'ers and the broader environmental community provided
the base of support that they always have and for which I am extremely
grateful. Equality NC came out early on with their endorsement and was a
huge help in terms of fundraising and volunteers. The labor endorsement was
a great vote of confidence and the Independent's endorsement and strong
coverage of the race was invaluable.

On a more personal note, thanks to all the folks who made me laugh, touched
me with their generosity, gave advice, listened and otherwise provided friendship
and support during the past few months.

We have Republican opposition in the General Election so our work
is not done yet. The primary that we just completed was memorable in that it
remained positive and issue focused. I talked to both Jack Nichols and Carter
Worthy yesterday and am hopeful that we will have a united Democratic front
going into the fall. I've also already sat down with Zach Ambrose, Director of
the Senate Democratic Caucus (works to make sure Democrats are elected
and maintain a majority in the NC Senate). I'm looking forward to working
together with the Caucus in the coming months as they have access to
information and resources that will strengthen our team even further.

We'll have more details about the continuation of the campaign coming up, but right
now everyone should take a well-deserved break! We'll probably have our next
event in late August after school is back in session. The General Election is
Nov. 2

Thank you again for all your hard work. We should all feel good about
yesterday's Tuesday's victory and take a well-deserved rest. I'm excited about
being one step closer to earning a seat in the NC Senate and being part of a
high-intensity fall election.

Sincerely,

PS. Let's help clean up our community. As you are driving around this
weekend, please help pick up yard signs (ours and those of other campaigns
that have no runoff) along right of ways. Save the stakes, so we can re-use
them in the fall. You can recycle the signs. We will get new ones printed that
actually look like clouds, not a tie die. LOL.

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