When I first ran for Senate in 2012, a lot of powerful people didn’t think I had a shot. They thought there was no way Wisconsin would send an openly gay woman to the U.S. Senate.

That didn’t matter to me though, because I only had one goal: to fight as hard as I could to make a real difference in people’s lives. I also knew that I had an incredible grassroots team behind me, and I had faith we could accomplish anything together.

Thanks to this team, I became the first woman elected to the United States Senate from Wisconsin and the first openly gay Senator in our nation’s history. And I’ve been fighting every day since to protect and expand LGBTQ+ rights, defend our democracy, make health care accessible and affordable, and so much more.

But there are threats on the horizon putting all the progress we’ve made in jeopardy. Republicans only need to flip two seats to take the Senate majority, and our race is one of their top targets.

Wisconsin is known for its competitive elections, and the GOP is willing to spend tens of millions to defeat me. There are multiple right-wing megamillionaires preparing to jump into this race.

Every single contribution makes a huge difference for our campaign — so I’m personally asking:

Can I count on you to make a $5 contribution before our mid-quarter deadline? Defending this seat and our Democratic Senate majority will take all of us — I can’t do this alone.

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I know this was a longer email, so thanks so much for reading. I’m so grateful to have your support.

— Tammy