Katie Wilson: “I think that there are a lot of similar forces at work right now.”

There is strong pressure for elected officials to endorse fellow incumbents. It’s a way of maintaining relationships, part of the quid pro quo of governing. I understand this, but it’s not the way I want to do politics.

I do not take lightly what it means to make decisions that affect people's safety and their lives.

Tonight, our attention belongs to the people whose lives were taken, those fighting to recover, and the families beside them.

Impacted families are living through the worst moment of their lives, and an entire community is trying to understand how a gathering built around culture, connection, and joy ended in gunfire.