John,

National Republicans are coming full steam to take back this seat.

They're already prepared to spend millions this Fall. And their aggressive campaign to retain the House and win the presidency might be working, the latest poll by FiveThirtyEight points to a troubling trend: President Biden is trailing behind Trump in Michigan. It could be up to this race and our campaign's efforts to decide if enough voters get out and help Biden win Michigan and help Democrats take back the House majority.

We've done the impossible before. We flipped a Republican stronghold and elected the first Democrat in 50 years to hold this seat and the first pro-choice woman to represent West Michigan.

We've set an ambitious goal for tonight to help us stay on track with our February goal. Will you chip in $10 to Hillary’s campaign to fend off Republican attacks and help us hit our mid-month deadline?

Thanks for your support,

Team Scholten