John, a federal judge just ruled in favor of the new Georgia Congressional maps moving the district I represent over 20 points to Trump.

This will be a longer email as I explain how we got here and what this means. If you don’t feel like reading the whole thing, you can click here to support my campaign and Raphael Warnock's as I’ll need all the help I can get to return to Congress.

Earlier in December, the Republican-controlled Georgia state legislature redrew our Congressional maps. In a blatant attempt to force me out of my seat, they gerrymandered the district I represent to favor the GOP by +20 points.

Alongside many voting rights organizations and activists, I vowed to fight against these new maps passing. But the federal court made its ruling in favor of these maps.

I won’t sugarcoat it, John: this is a disastrous outcome for voting rights and democracy.

However – I refuse to sit back quietly and let Republicans get their way. I made a promise that I won’t stop fighting in Congress until my communities are kept safe and protected. I won’t let the GOP decide when my time in Congress is over.

But John, I’d be lying if I told you it’s an easy path ahead of me. I only have a few months before this next election, and we need to put my campaign into overdrive. Can you rush a donation ASAP to Raphael Warnock and myself before the end-of-year deadline on Sunday to help make sure I can continue leading the gun safety movement in Congress?

Now more than ever, I need my grassroots movement behind me. The stakes are high and I hope I can count on your support.

Let's do this,

Lucy McBath