John,

The U.S. Senate is a country club. It’s full of millionaires, formers business execs, lawyers with Ivy League degrees, and trust fund kids born with so many silver spoons in their mouths that they have no idea the reality for working-class people like me.

If I defeat my opponent Republican Senator Deb Fischer in November, I will be the poorest member of the U.S. Senate. I don’t come from my money, and I’m not rich. I’m a steamfitter and mechanic who works 50 and 60 hour weeks to give my kids a better life.

I will be the only senator without a college degree. After my wife and I found out we were expecting a baby, I had to drop out and kill my dream of hanging a diploma on the wall because my family needed health insurance, diapers, and food on the table.

I will be the only senator who is a blue-collar, card-carrying, union member. When Kellogg’s tried to cut our benefits and workers’ pay, we risked it all, went on strike, and walked the picket line for 11 weeks through the bitter cold Nebraska winter. We won and saved hundreds of good-paying jobs – before I was fired for being the union president who led the strike.

There is no one who represents working-class people like me in the U.S. Senate. Which is why this is such big news: The polls shows I am LEADING my opponent Republican Senator Deb Fischer by 2 points!

I’ve taken on a big corporation before and won, and now I’m going to defeat the most corporate senator – my opponent Republican Deb Fischer – and win this Senate seat in November. But I need your help to do it.

We’ve set a goal of raising another $15,000 before our fundraising deadline at midnight tonight, but I’m not taking money from corporate PACs like my opponent. If I’m going to defeat Republican Deb Fischer and win this Senate seat, I need grassroots donors like you to give right now:

I have nowhere else to turn. Please, will you chip in $5 or more right now – every dollar you can afford before our midnight fundraising deadline – to help me defeat Republican Deb Fischer and win this Senate seat?

Please use the links in this email to start a weekly donation through ActBlue:

I’m ready to be the 51st vote in the Senate to take on the billionaires and corporations, fight for working-class people, and expand workers’ rights – but I can’t do it without you.

I know the value of a dollar, so I am grateful for any amount you can afford to give. It genuinely means a lot to me.

Thank you for being a part of the team,

Dan Osborn