Hi John, it's Jamaal.

I wanted to personally reach out and explain why your contribution is so needed right now.

If you're already in, please make a contribution — any amount you can — before midnight to help us hit our $25,000 goal.

Now, let me explain why your contribution is so important.

With less than two months left until the primary election, our progressive, people-centered movement is growing by the day. A future where our Congressional representative speaks for working-class families rather than Wall Street is looking more and more possible.

Right now, we have a real chance to unseat an entrenched incumbent and replace them with someone who will work for big, progressive solutions to our big problems.

But to do that, we need the resources to keep this race competitive, which means we need to meet our $25,000 goal in the next few hours. That's why we need your support, and that's why I'm emailing you this late on Thursday asking for your help.

John, I'm not a career politician or a millionaire. I don't have anyone to bankroll this operation on my behalf. I've only been able to come this far because of grassroots donors like you.

Meanwhile, less than two percent of my opponent Eliot Engel's fundraising comes from small-dollar donors, while he cashes in big checks from lobbyists and corporate interests.

If you can, will you make a donation of any size right now to help us hit our $25,000 goal? We don't have much time left, and we need all the help we can get to help us reach our goal.

Thanks for hearing me out, and for everything you do for this movement, John.

I couldn't be more proud of us and what we've created together, and I'm excited to continue fighting right alongside you.

— Jamaal