Hi John, I have a big favor to ask:

Will you chip in before our mid-month fundraising deadline? We need to raise $10,000 by midnight on Wednesday to keep our campaign running strong through May, our last full month before the New York primaries!

Just a few weeks ago our opponent, Eliot Engel, received an endorsement from a super PAC that spent $1.4 million on ads opposing Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. This is on top of the almost $1.2 million Engel has already raised for his reelection bid.

As the campaign's finance director, John, I can tell you this: we don't need $1.2 million to win this. What we do need is just enough grassroots funding to execute our strategy, train our volunteers, and conduct voter outreach from a safe distance.

So can you chip in whatever you can and help us reach our mid-month goal of $10,000? $24.99 is our average email contribution.

Engel's 30 years in Congress have shown us that we cannot continue to rely on milquetoast Democrats who are funded by super PACs and lobbyists, and who vote in favor of Wall Street while ignoring our community and families.

That's why we're proud to say our campaign is funded by small-dollar donors (like you!) — without a cent from corporate PACs or lobbyists.

But that also means we’re counting on donations from emails like this to fund our campaign, which is why hitting our fundraising goals is crucial to our success.

Please chip in today to help us meet our $10,000 mid-month goal.

Thanks for all that you do,

Jesse Guy-Herman, Finance Director
Bowman for Congress