Can I tell you a story?

When I first decided to run for Congress in 1997, no one thought I could win. 

People in powerful positions told me it wasn’t my turn and that I should step aside in favor of a more popular challenger. 

But I knew this: I believe that women have to run — especially when it’s hard — and not wait our turn. We can’t wait until we get a tap on our shoulder or we’ll never get anywhere. 

I ended up winning that race and became the very first woman elected to the House of Representatives from Wisconsin. And I got right to work to improve our health care system and protect benefits for seniors from Republican budget cuts. 

When I ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012, an incredible team of grassroots supporters like you fought alongside me — even as some people wrote us off. You helped me become the first woman elected to the chamber from our state and the first openly gay Senator in our nation’s history.

In 2018, despite being a top target for national Republicans and enduring over a year of attacks, you stood with me again, and we won.

Time and again, grassroots supporters like you have defied the odds. The battle to protect this seat in 2024 will be no different, and it will require all of us to work together to overcome the millions of dollars right-wing mega-donors will spend to defeat us and hand the Senate majority over to Mitch McConnell. 

It’s not going to be easy. But we’ve defied the odds before, and I certainly know we can do it again. That’s why I’m asking:

Will you help us protect this seat and the Democratic Senate majority by donating to my campaign today? 

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Your support has made all the difference time and time again, and I can’t thank you enough for that. 

I’m so glad to have you on this historic team.

— Tammy