 Hello John, Mark Pocan here -- Member of Congress from Wisconsin’s 2nd District and Chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus. I'm reaching out to ask you to make a $3 donation to support my friend Will Rollins’ campaign before his end-of-quarter deadline hits in less than two weeks. Before I do, I want to share more about me and why I'm so committed to retaking the U.S. House in November. Running for office as an openly gay candidate in the early 90s looked a lot different than it does today. I'll never forget my first campaign for Dane County Board of Supervisors. I remember because I had news articles about me mailed to my office with ‘dead fa***ot’ scrawled over my face. That wasn't my first run in with homophobia, nor would it be my last. We’ve made massive strides for LGBTQ rights since, but with the recent election of Mike Johnson as the new Speaker of the House, we should be concerned... He's on record supporting the criminalization of sexual acts between consenting LGBTQ adults. He thinks the ‘homosexual agenda’ will destroy society and likened being gay to pedophilia and bestiality. There’s no doubt that anti-LGBTQ hate is on the rise, and with Mike Johnson holding the gavel, extremists are more emboldened than ever to turn their bigotry into legislative action. We need to retake the House, and I can’t think of a stronger rebuke of Johnson and his anti-LGBTQ agenda than electing Will Rollins -- an openly gay prosecutor who will uphold the law and fight for equal rights. So I'm asking: can you please send in a $3 contribution to support Will Rollins for Congress? With his end-of-quarter fundraising deadline fast-approaching, he can use all the help he can get. Thanks, Mark Pocan Congressman, Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District |
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