Team —

My name is Pat Ryan, and I have the tremendous honor of representing New York’s Hudson Valley in Congress. I attended West Point (located here in my district!), where I learned the values of duty, honor, and country.

I first swore an oath to defend this country from all enemies — foreign and domestic — at West Point nearly 20 years ago. I fought to protect freedom abroad; now, I am fighting every day to protect it at home. 

For me, freedom isn’t a political bargaining chip or a cheap slogan. It’s the guiding principle of our nation and a set of ideals I risked my life to defend. 

Like a woman’s right to control her own body without government interference. Or a child’s right to go to school without the fear of being hit by a stray bullet. Or every American’s right to breathe clean air or to drink clean water.

I’m fighting every single day to protect our freedoms in Congress, and today, I’m hoping you will chip in $5 or more to Kirsten Gillibrand and my campaign so we can keep up the hard work to protect our freedoms.

In 2022, we proved pundits and pollsters wrong by winning a competitive special election in August that few thought a Democrat could win. Then, we proved them wrong again by winning a toss-up race in November. We did it because we pulled no punches, met voters where they were, and spoke plainly about the issues that matter. We spoke about freedom.

Now, we need to win back the Democratic House majority, and there’s no place more important in that task than New York.

Your support now will set us up for success for years to come. Building a sustainable, high-performing campaign in New York and beyond takes a lot of resources. That’s why I’m asking:

Please, can I count on you to pitch to me and Kirsten Gillibrand and keep up the good fight for freedom, for New York, and for our country?

Yours in service,

Pat