John –

I'm running against Mitch McConnell for the U.S. Senate because I'm tired of watching him sell out Kentucky. He's in the pocket of big corporations and special interests, and he simply won't stop making life harder for working families. And I need your help to defeat him.

We can win this race, John. Nate Silver personally said we have a chance at this. And with recent polls showing the race virtually tied – I know we can, too.

But McConnell has already built up a massive war chest of almost $15 million. And now a McConnell-linked super PAC has bought nearly $11 million in TV ads in Kentucky. 

Defeating McConnell won't be easy, but I'm up to the challenge. I served 20 years in the Marines, flew 89 combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and overcame the odds to become the first woman Marine to fly a combat mission in an F/A-18 fighter jet. 

I'm a fighter and ready to do what's right for Kentucky – but I can't win this alone. I need your support to run the campaign it will take to defeat him, which is why my friend Catherine suggested I reach out to you personally.

So I'm asking, John: Will you take a chance on me and donate $5 – or whatever you can spare – to help win Kentucky's Senate seat? Your donation will be put to work immediately to help me ditch Mitch McConnell and help Catherine take back the Senate majority for Democrats.

When I was 13, I dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot, but women weren't allowed to serve in combat roles in our military. So I wrote to my elected officials to ask them to change the law. I never heard back from my senator – McConnell. He wasn't listening then, and he's still not listening now.

Kentuckians want a senator who will fight for affordable health care, stand up for veterans and military families and protect Social Security and Medicare. But McConnell tried to rip health care away from Kentuckians, including those with preexisting conditions. And to top it all off, he announced his plan to slash Medicare and Social Security to fund his massive tax cuts for the wealthiest 1%.

Folks around here know McConnell isn't listening, and they're ready for a change. But I'll need your help to make sure that happens.

Please, will you make a $5 donation to support my campaign? Together, we can flip the Senate and defeat Mitch McConnell once and for all.

If you'd like, you can donate here: secure.actblue.com/donate/ccm4am

Thank you,

Amy McGrath
U.S. Senate Candidate, Kentucky

* Amy McGrath is a retired Marine. Use of military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Marine Corps, Department of the Navy, or the Department of Defense.