When former Governor Larry Hogan announced he wasn't running for governor, something happened.

Our inbox filled up. People reached out, some we knew, some we didn't. All saying the same thing: I'm ready. What do I do?

They understood what the announcement meant: Maryland 2026 is now a one-party election. Wes Moore runs against himself—unless we build the alternative.

When you stop and look around, you see what Wes Moore is running on: deals with the data center lobby. Record funding for law enforcement. Refusing to sufficiently tax the wealthy while passing the cost to the rest of us.

That's his platform. It only changes when we build something outside it.

That means advocating for an economy that invests in communities instead of extracting from them. Banning hyperscale data centers. Investing in care, not cops. Taxing the wealthy so schools and libraries can thrive.

Here's where we are.

The Maryland Wire reported our early fundraising this week: nearly $18,000 from 204 donors. Average contribution: $37. That's not corporate money. That's people money.

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To qualify for public financing—which unlocks matching funds and proves this campaign is serious—we need 1,500 Maryland donors and $120,000 by the end of July.

Right now: 109 Maryland donors, $6,200.

By conventional campaign standards, that's a stretch. Good thing we're not running a conventional campaign.

The 109 people who've already donated aren't just early supporters. They're the founding infrastructure of something that doesn't exist yet.

You joining makes it more real. You recruiting makes it possible.

First-time donor?

👉 $25 or $50 makes you a founding donor: https://www.gogreen2026.com/donate

Already gave?

👉 Watch this 2-minute video, then text it to someone who's given up on voting:

Ready to build?

👉 Host a house party this spring. Reply "house party". We'll follow up.

The question isn't whether we can win by conventional standards. The question is whether Maryland will have a real choice in 2026.

Not hope as slogan. Hope as strategy. Hope with a plan, and 1,500 people to execute it.

109 people already chose. Be 110.

In solidarity,
Andy Ellis & Owen Silverman Andrews
Green candidates for Governor & Lt. Governor
gogreen2026.com

P.S. That video I linked above? It's a United Kingdom Green Party broadcast that's been stuck in my head: "What if the answer isn't to run faster? What if the most powerful thing we can do is stop running and look around?"

It ends with: "Together, it's how we make hope normal again."

Watch it. You'll see we're not alone in this.

Authority - Ellis-Andrews For Maryland, Brian Bittner - Treasurer