John,

Because Rashida is unafraid to lead on bold issues―from human rights to economic justice to environmental sanity―she is constantly under attack by those seeking to maintain the unjust status quo.

From taking on billionaire bullies to greedy banks to polluting fossil fuel corporations, Rashida is unmoved in centering marginalized communities in our shared struggle for justice and equity for all―fighting back against policies that for too long have put profits over our rights and our health.

As a strong woman of color with multiple marginalized identities, Rashida has to work tremendously hard to achieve those goals. In a recent interview with Bustle on “ignor[ing] the haters,” Rashida said:

“I’m always outworking the hate. I feel like I have to work 10 times harder, which I hear from other women too, especially women of color. When I see others [calling out power structures], I think of it as courage. Men do it and they’re ‘courageous.’ I do it and I’m called a ‘lightning rod.’ Folks are so incredibly obsessed with policing my words and how I get things done—not the fact that I got it done.”

During her recent re-election campaign, a Super PAC associated with a Wall Street hedge fund billionaire spent roughly $1 million on misleading TV ads attacking Rashida. Voters in Rashida’s district also received attack mailers from a dark money group that does not disclose its donors or spending.

Rashida is unbought and unbossed, speaking truth to power and always centering the communities in her district in the policies she’s fighting for.

Tonight is the first end-of-quarter fundraising deadline of the new year. After today, we’ll report to the Federal Election Commission how much we've raised and how much cash on hand we have for the fight ahead.

We’re still short of our fundraising goal by $5,000. Will you show Rashida that you have her back and make a donation of $5 before midnight tonight?

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Let’s show the power of our grassroots movement for change!

-Team Rashida