I'm Zeb, and I'm running for Congress in Virginia's Third District.

I've always had a sinking feeling that I was living through the most pivotal era in human history. As a child, I lacked the language and experience to express it. And let’s be honest—if an 8-year-old starts talking about the fate of humanity, people start to worry. But I digress.

Now, it’s clear to us all: history trembles beneath our feet. The coming decades will shape human development for centuries, maybe millennia. We—every single one of us—have an obligation to act. That’s why I’m running for Congress.

My mother was born in a log cabin. My father grew up without indoor plumbing. While most kids were flipping burgers in the 1970s, my parents were still sharecropping to make ends meet. Like so many Black families across the South, their story is one of resilience, sacrifice, and self-belief. They built lives beyond their wildest dreams—and gave me the chance to fight for a better future.

But today, the economic mobility that made their story possible is gone. My generation—and the ones after—won’t get that same chance unless we make a fundamental shift. I refuse to continue robbing the cradle for economic gain.

I grew up in the 757 and graduated high school in 2015. I moved to Louisiana to attend LSU, earning dual B.A.s in Philosophy (with a focus on moral ethics) and Political Science (concentrating in political theory and American government). Then I went straight to law school with dreams of becoming a 14th Amendment scholar, expanding Substantive Due Process rights before the Supreme Court.

My slightly senile Con Law professor—rest his soul—called me "Justice Taylor" for an entire semester. It felt serendipitous.

But things soon changed.

When Mitch McConnell rushed Amy Coney Barrett onto the Supreme Court—breaking the same rule he invented just four years earlier—I knew the rule of law was on life support. I saw clearly that the legal path I had envisioned wouldn’t be enough. Despite Biden’s win, I knew the Democratic establishment wouldn’t do enough to stop the rise of American authoritarianism while they could and the only answer was mass mobilization.

Now, you know it too.

I withdrew from law school, moved back to Virginia, and ran for Congress in 2022. I didn’t win, clearly. But I didn’t run because I expected to—I ran because it was the right thing to do. I needed to walk this path so that when the time came, I’d be ready.

After that race, I moved to North Carolina to take a reprieve. I worked to rehabilitate land, restore ecosystems, and learn from the Indigenous communities who stewarded this land long before we arrived. I began to see the world through different eyes—through the spirits and energies that connect us all.

During this time I became an organizer at Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, working on the Black Organizing Program. That experience deepened my understanding of why reproductive rights are under attack—and how intimately Black liberation is tied to reproductive freedom. I left PPSAT in 2024 to join a national campaign mobilizing Black communities in key House districts. We fought hard to stop authoritarianism from taking over. Unfortunately, due to establishment politics, our efforts were not enough. But we were right. We knew what we needed to do. We no longer need to ask for permission.

I’m back and I’m ready. I’ve studied the philosophical roots of this Western civilization. I’ve researched its laws. I’ve been on the ground—knocking doors, making phone calls, having hard conversations. I’ve mingled in nearly every facet of our civilizations structure. I’m not claiming to be an expert in political science, law, or organizing. But no one in Congress has the combination of lived experience, moral clarity, and organizing praxis that I bring to the table.

My point of view is an asset and is exactly what this moment demands.

This is not a normal election cycle. These are not normal times. The authoritarians are here.

The time is now. The revolutionaries are us. The future is ours.

It’s a pleasure to invite you into this campaign and I hope this becomes your political home.

I can only promise you one thing: over my dead body will they win.

Now, let’s win the future we deserve.