Happy National Coffee Day, friend!

While enjoying my National Coffee Day with some doughnuts and cafecito, I realized that we are rapidly approaching the deadline for our final $6 million end-of-quarter FEC goal before the election — and as of 6:00 a.m., we're still 18% short of hitting it.

So I'm reaching out to ask for your help in closing that gap: If that's all you need to hear, you can click this link to help me make my goal on time and stay on track to retire Rick Scott.

But before that, I want to share a story about doughnuts — and how they can help save our slim Senate majority. 

My family arrived in America with big dreams for the future. But those early days were hard. I remember my mom working back-to-back double shifts and still struggling to afford rent for our small, one room apartment — and her constant reassurance, work ethic, and firm belief in the American dream inspired me to fight for a better life.

So once I turned 15, I got a job working the early morning shift at a local doughnut shop. Those small checks I brought home gave my family room to breathe and made it so that, every Sunday, my mom and I could set aside time in the afternoon to play dominoes (another treasured Sunday tradition).

And after a lot of hard work, the life we only dreamed of before became reality. We moved out of that one room apartment. I got a scholarship to an incredible college. I eventually found a career path where I could give back to the communities and country that gave me so much — and I became the first South American immigrant to serve in Congress.

In short, making doughnuts in the morning before homeroom brought me all the way to Congress. With your help, it'll be the start of my story as Florida's next senator, too.

My life has taught me that even the smallest acts, like kneading dough for minimum wage, have the power to create huge, transformative changes. And with your small donation of just $10 dollars — about the price of a dozen doughnuts — or anything you can spare, you can have a big impact on my chances of competing with my ultrawealthy opponent and winning. 

So, friend, will you chip in $10 or anything you can before my LAST end-of-quarter FEC deadline to help me retire Rick Scott? This campaign is powered by small-dollar donations, so your support makes all the difference.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Thank you,

Debbie