Friend, you might be thinking, why is this Sean Casten guy asking for my support? What’s his whole “deal”?

So please allow me to (re-) introduce myself: I’m Congressman Sean Casten — Dad, climate hawk, scientist, and part-time musician — and I’m running for re-election here in Illinois’ Sixth Congressional District.

I’ve been in Congress for five years now. In that time, I served on the climate committee that helped build the Inflation Reduction Act, the biggest climate investment in American history. I performed a rap about energy policy to the tune of Fergalicious on the House floor. I’ve held well over 70 town halls and over 540 community events, and introduced legislation on everything from clean energy investment to paid family leave to affordable healthcare.

But, to be blunt, my work is far from finished. Global temperatures and sea levels continue to rise. A woman’s right to choose has been abolished in two dozen states. We still have too many guns and far too many gun deaths. We still have a thin-skinned narcissist and his MAGA minions trying to tear our democracy apart. Our country is at a crossroads.

Which brings me back to the question I posed at the beginning of this email: Why is this Sean Casten guy asking for my support?

Because grassroots support from folks like you is the reason I made it to Congress in the first place. It’s the reason we’ve been able to overcome three far-right challengers here in IL-06.

The whole reason I can keep pissing off corporate polluters, the fossil fuel industry, and the gun lobby is because generous folks like YOU make this campaign possible, one $25 or $50 contribution at a time.

There you have it, folks. I hope you’ll consider supporting my campaign today.

– Sean Casten