VICTORY! BUZZFEED REPORTS: A Progressive Challenger Has Beaten One Of The
Last Anti-Abortion Democrats In Congress

Marie Newman (IL-03) just knocked off a pro-corporate, anti-choice,
anti-LGBTQ "Democratic" Congressman in the Illinois primary. Thousands of
PCCC members donated to her campaign! She will be the next member of
Congress for this bright blue district.

Other neck-and-neck primaries against corporate Democrats are around the
corner, but grassroots campaigns are being hindered by the coronavirus.
They need your help to re-tool their campaigns -- including spending more
on virtual town halls, phone programs, texting, and online ads.

[ [link removed] ]Can you build on today's victory? Donate $1 each to several amazing
bold progressives running for Congress in tight upcoming elections. Click
here.

BIG UPDATE: Rockstar progressive Morgan Harper (OH-03) expected her
election to be today. It was just put off until June! She outfundraised
her corporate Democrat opponent, funded an amazing grassroots campaign,
but now is running out of money and needs to fund 3 more months of
campaigning. [ [link removed] ]Can you rush a donation her way?

In this moment, we need more #WarrenDemocrats -- folks who are ready to
take serious action in this crisis. As Mark Ruffalo said to PCCC members
this week, "We need more members of Congress willing to challenge power,
fight for working people, boldly fight the climate crisis, and think big
to solve our current healthcare crisis."

[ [link removed] ]Here are progressive congressional candidates who need your help
retooling their campaigns in this coronavirus world. Please chip in what
you can to their races today:

Morgan Harper (OH-3) is running against incumbent Joyce Beatty in the Ohio
primary, now scheduled for June 2. Beatty has taken over $2 million in
corporate PAC money, worked with Republicans to gerrymander this
very-Democratic seat, and recently trash talked Medicare For All and a
Green New Deal. Morgan was previously a senior adviser at Elizabeth
Warren's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The NY Times reports "there
are similarities between Ms. Harper, 36, and Representative Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez of New York" as she campaigns against economic segregation.
Since the launch of her grassroots campaign on July 1, she’s raised a
whopping $650,000 from nearly 6,000 individuals with no corporate PAC
money -- that’s more donations in 8 months than donated to Rep. Beatty in
9 years. [ [link removed] ]Chip in $1 to Morgan and others here.

Kara Eastman (NE-2) is running in a primary on May 12 to take on
Republican incumbent, Don Bacon. National Republicans have listed Bacon,
who has voted in line with Donald Trump's position 94% of the time, as one
of the 10 most vulnerable Republicans in the country and have asked their
major donors to step in. Last cycle, the entire political establishment
said Kara Eastman could never defeat a pro-life, pro-corporate "Democrat"
in the primary. Kara won. Then, the Democratic establishment left her to
fend for herself. She got 49%, with over 10,000 grassroots donations from
PCCC members. She proved that you can run ANYWHERE on a bold progressive
message of Medicare for All, a $15 minimum wage, and other bold ideas.
Now, Kara is running to finish the job. [ [link removed] ]Chip in $1 to Kara and others
here.</strong

Mondaire Jones (NY-17) is running in a crowded primary on April 28 for an
open blue seat (the previous Democrat, Rep. Nita Lowey, decided to
retire.) Mondaire was born in his district, and raised in Section 8
housing by a single mom who worked multiple jobs. He earned a Stanford BA,
worked at the Department of Justice, graduated from Harvard Law School,
founded a nonprofit, and then returned home to work as an attorney in
Westchester County. He’s running on a platform that includes Medicare for
All, universal child care, student debt forgiveness, and the Green New
Deal. He’s endorsed by Democracy for America, Collective PAC, the Victory
Fund -- and Elizabeth Warren! Chip in $1 to Mondaire and others here.

Candace Valenzuela (TX-24) advanced to a May 26 runoff after coming in the
top two in the Texas primary. She is running to replace retiring
Republican Rep. Kenny Marchant in TX-24, one of the most flippable races
in the country in 2020. Candace grew up in a military family that
struggled financially, and for a time, they were homeless. She went on to
become an educator, and then was the first Latina and African-American
woman elected to her local school board. She is also one of our training
alums, and is endorsed by Elizabeth Warren! [ [link removed] ]Chip in $1 to Candace and
others here.

Mike Siegel (TX-10): Mike ran in a competitive primary on Super Tuesday,
coming in first but advancing to a runoff on May 26. The winner will face
off against Republican incumbent Michael McCaul, who votes with Trump
96.4% of the time. Mike nearly beat McCaul last cycle — with no
institutional support. McCaul Mike is a former union organizer, public
school teacher, and an Austin city attorney who took on Texas Republicans
to demand gun reforms. As a civil rights lawyer he also sued employers on
behalf of women who experienced discrimination in the workplace and
whistleblowers who suffered retaliation. Mike is endorsed by local and
national unions, and by the Sunrise Movement for his commitment to the
Green New Deal. Mike is the only one who can finish the job and flip this
district, and he needs your help to do it. [ [link removed] ]Chip in $1 to Mike and
others here.

Georgette Gómez (CA-53): is advancing to the general election for this
open seat via California's jungle primary system, along with Democrat and
heiress Sara Jacobs, who she'll face off against in November. Jacobs'
campaign is being supported by a super PAC funded entirely by her
billionaire parents. Georgette is a first-generation American, the
daughter of immigrants. As she says, she had "the privilege of documents"
and her parents did not, and as a result, she saw how much they struggled
against the system. She spent a decade as a community organizer working on
environmental justice, land use decisions and the impacts of heavy
industry, and then became the first queer Latina member of the San Diego
city council, where she chairs the transit system and put forward a
resolution against the border wall. She is endorsed by the California
Democratic Party, the California Federation of Teachers, SEIU, and UNITE
HERE. [ [link removed] ]Chip in $1 to Georgette and others here.

Jon Hoadley (MI-06): Jon is running against Congressman Fred Upton, former
chair of the Energy Committee and one of the worst Republicans on climate.
Jon is one of the few openly gay members of the Michigan state legislature
and has been a champion for progressive issues throughout his career. He
supports Medicare for All, expanding Social Security, and the Green New
Deal. [ [link removed] ]Chip in $1 to Jon and others here.

Arati Kreibich (NJ-5) is challenging one of AOC's top antagonists in the
Democratic Caucus, corporate conservative Josh Gottheimer. Gottheimer
organized other conservative Democrats to kill attempts to end child cages
at the border -- an absurd position for someone representing a suburb of
New York. He is funded by Wall Street and votes their way. Arati won
election as a progressive City Councilwoman, attended our candidate
training, and is fighting for Medicare For All, Green New Deal and
challenging big-money special interests. [ [link removed] ]Chip in $1 to Arati and
others here.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- The PCCC Elections Team


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