Dear John,
You’re one of the first to know: I’m running for Congress to represent the 11th district of Illinois — because justice can’t wait.
My name is Qasim Rashid, and I’m a human rights lawyer who lives in Naperville, IL. As a child, my parents taught me to never accept injustice. We immigrated from a country where, because of our faith, they could not legally vote. They worked hard, and we relied on food stamps and lived in Section 8 housing here in the Chicago suburbs in DuPage county. I went to Glenbard South High School, and worked at Dominick’s, my first union job.
Growing up, I learned quickly that the systems around us weren’t broken — they were built this way. So I became a human rights lawyer to fight for the people our systems push down and leave behind.
Become an early supporter of my campaign for Congress in Illinois’ 11th District:
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I want to take the fight to Washington because we deserve better than representatives who: watch our world burn while taking donations from the fossil fuel industry, witness our neighbors struggle to afford their prescriptions while taking donations from giant health care companies, and rake in campaign cash from the same mega-corporations that take away our jobs, shut down our plants, and hurt working families.
The truth is that Big Oil, Big Pharma, and Wall Street will not want us to win. They’ll back my opponent, who already has nearly a million dollars of campaign cash to spend on attack ads.
Taking on corporate money won’t be easy. But now is the time to unite together and build a world that works for all of us. This early stretch of a campaign is the most important and will determine if we can win.
Right now it’s crucial that I build early support from grassroots activists like you. That’s why I’m asking: Will you become an early supporter of my campaign?
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With peace,
Qasim Rashid
PAID FOR BY QASIM FOR CONGRESS
