Friend, I'm disappointed but hardly surprised.

As per usual, Rick Scott is lying to voters. Will you give me a second to explain the truth about his record and mine? (New polling data this month shows me 4 points ahead, so if you're already all in to retire Rick Scott, you can click here to rush a donation ahead of my biggest end-of-quarter deadline yet.)

Rick Scott can spend millions lying to voters (and he already has), but that will never change the truth: Rick Scott is a total fraud. He made his fortune as the CEO of a company that was charged with the largest Medicare fraud in our nation's history at that time. Then, as governor of Florida, he pushed an extreme agenda that hurt working families — all while he saw his own net worth triple.

Apparently, the governor's mansion wasn't enough for Scott. So, when his term was up he bought his way into the United States Senate — and things only got worse from there. He pushed Trump's "Big Lie", refused to certify the 2020 results, and wrote the plan to end Social Security and Medicare. He's even advocated for a nationwide ban on abortions and raising taxes on working families.

Rick Scott has spent his entire life serving one singular person: himself.

My story is different. My mother brought my sisters and me to America when I was 14 to give us a chance at a better life. It took long hours, hard work, and a whole lot of hope, but we were able to achieve our American Dream. That's why I made the decision to spend my career giving back to this incredible country and the state that gave me so much.

After years of working in nonprofits, I ran for Congress to flip a tough battleground district — and I won. In the House, I wrote the bill to expand seniors’ Medicare coverage, worked with Republicans to provide economic relief to families and small businesses, secured $200 million for Everglades restoration, and fought tirelessly for commonsense gun safety reforms as the vice chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. 

I'm incredibly proud of the work that I've done to uplift and protect my community. I'll never hide from my record. But Rick Scott is already spending MILLIONS trying to run from his. Florida voters aren't buying his scam.

My opponent is ranked as one of the most vulnerable senators on the ballot in 2024, and his approval ratings are tanking. But I can only defeat him with strong, early grassroots support. So please, if you have anything extra to spare, will you make a donation to help me hit my $700,000 end-of-quarter goal so I can beat Rick Scott and win a better future for Florida? I'm counting on you to have my back tonight.

Thank you,

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell