It was a hard-fought victory: One hundred years ago to this day, Oregon became the 25th state to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the right to vote.

(Of course, Oregonians were ahead of the curve, giving women the right to vote in state elections in 1912.)

How do we change the world? Well, a big part of it is what I and other legislators do — fighting on the "inside" to pass legislation, conduct oversight, and move the levers of power in the government.

But that's not enough. It's also about working "outside", with you, to build a movement to support change. After all, democracy is a team sport. We all need to do our part.

So, as we enter an election year, I'd like to report to you on what we did together in 2019. In politics, they call it an "off year"—but we certainly didn't take it off.

The person with the most votes should win. That should be true in every election, but especially for President of the United States.

Will you sign my petition and help us build a nationwide movement to abolish the Electoral College?

There would be no more "swing states" and everyone's vote would count the same, no matter where you live. Democrats in red states and Republicans in blue states would no longer feel like their votes are wasted.