John—

While I know our campaign sends a lot of emails your way, I want to take a few to tell you about my decision to run for Senate in the first place, and why your support is so important in our success.

Before I do, could you split a quick donation between my campaign and Jon Tester’s? We’re both running in tough races and need all the grassroots support we can muster.

The truth is, we all know America is going through something right now. We seem to be living from crisis to crisis. But there are certain things that should be really simple:

Like living a middle-class life in the state that invented the middle class.

Like making things in America so that we’re in control of our own economic security.

And preserving our rights and our democracy so that our kids can live their version of the American dream.

I’m running for Senate because I believe that we need leaders who think differently, work hard, and never forget that we are public servants.

Will you help me join leaders like Jon Tester in the Senate by splitting a donation between our campaigns? I promise your support makes all the difference.

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My decision to run for Senate is also deeply personal to me, and it's related to what motivated me to first run for the House in 2018.

It's about my mom. She was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer in 2009 — and didn't have health insurance at the time. She had let it lapse after the insurance companies had gouged her for years because she happened to have a pre-existing condition. She passed away in 2011, but that experience — of desperately trying to get her care at the same moment we were filling out bankruptcy paperwork — motivated me to run then, and keeps me motivated to fight now. I remember the exact moment that I decided to enter public office: when the then-GOP controlled House of Representatives, the body I now serve in, voted to repeal those protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

To be upfront: Winning this race is going to take a lot of resources. A crazy amount.

Donations 8 months from now – when we’re in the home stretch – are important. But donations now are even more important, because they allow us to map out a strategic plan and make decisions about when and how we reach voters.

That is why I would love it if you would consider donating $10 or whatever you can to my campaign and Jon Tester today.