Our August fundraising deadline is only hours away, and we’re still $1,755 away from our goal. If you could pitch in any amount, even $5, to help us catch up, it would really help us out at a pivotal moment.

But I also want to take a moment to explain something. You might be wondering why, with so many other Democrats running for re-election this year, I’m facing so many attacks. It’s a good question, and here are three answers:

1) The path to a House majority runs through this district. If we win here, we have a VERY good chance of flipping the House. If we lose, it’s likely that National Republicans remain in control — and gain another vote in favor of a national abortion ban.

2) I’m the only Democrat from Kansas in Congress. In fact, no Democrat other than me has won a federal race in Kansas in over a decade. So the Kansas GOP is determined to beat me — because I’m the biggest obstacle to their plan, which would ban abortion, IVF, and same-sex marriage.

3) I’ve achieved a lot of things that special interests don’t like. Capping insulin prices, passing bipartisan legislation to reduce gun violence, protecting same-sex marriage rights, and creating good-paying, clean-energy jobs here in Kansas — these things are all popular among regular Americans, but some deep-pocketed special interests are dead-set on reversing them.

What all this means is that we’re in for a really tough fight this fall, and we’re nearly out of time to collect the resources to compete effectively. Our most important deadline yet hits at midnight. Will you pitch in before then to help my team and me catch up to our goal?

Thanks, and have a great rest of your night.

-Sharice