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John, I want you to be the first to hear this:  I’m officially launching my campaign to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate.

I’d like to take a moment and tell you why I’ve decided to run for the Senate — but first, I need to ask: will you split a $10 donation between Blue Amp Action and me today to become a Founding Donor to my campaign?

Throughout my life and career in state and local government, I’ve seen and lived the impact the federal government can have on people’s everyday lives. 

I was raised by a single mom in St. Louis Park. We had a home because of a Section 8 housing voucher, and public programs that helped my mom afford lunch at school, health insurance coverage, and child care.

My lived experience has informed my belief that we should wrap our arms around our neighbors in need.

I believe Minnesota is a potluck state. People can come from all walks of life, have different experiences, and yet share the same values. If it snows, we’ll shovel your driveway. If you move into the neighborhood, we’ll bring you a hotdish or bars.

Now, I get to pay back the investments my neighbors made in my family through my career in public service.

I’ve served on the Minneapolis School Board, in the Minnesota House, and now as Lieutenant Governor. It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve people from every walk of life and every corner of the state.

Throughout my career, I’ve championed the kitchen-table issues that impact our children and families every day, including raising the minimum wage, paid family and medical leave, and free school meals.

John, I’m a Minnesotan — not a D.C. insider. I’ve lived here my whole life, and my Ojibwe relatives have called this land home since time immemorial. 

If we win this race, I’ll become the first Native American woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate.

John, my Anishinaabe name, Gizhiiwewidamookwe, means ‘speaks in a loud and clear voice woman’.  I’m asking for your help to speak in a loud and clear voice for all of Minnesota in the U.S. Senate. Can I count on you to split $10 between Blue Amp Action and me before midnight to become a Founding Donor to my campaign?

With gratitude!

💚 Peggy Flanagan

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About Blue Amp Action:

We cannot sugarcoat the current situation. Right-wing authoritarianism, defeated by a worldwide coalition during WWII, was only in hibernation. Over the past decade it has infected democratic societies--including ours. It is as simple as it is terrifying: What we do now will define the future of our country and world. 

We at Blue Amp Action are dedicated to liberal, open societies, where reason and science are applied to solve our problems; where civil rights--including voting rights!--are protected for all. We fight for these values every day. Speaking up on our platforms, raising the voices and the political prospects of liberal pols and pundits. 

And savvy grassroots activists like you know, just like we do, that we can’t stop watching the people we help elect: after the elections, we have to keep organizing support for the policies we like and pushing back against the ones we don’t.

When the public tunes out between elections and the only people our elected officials hear from are the paid lobbyists of wealthy corporations, our government stops being accountable to the needs of ordinary families.

Democracy never sleeps, and neither can we.

So we ask that you support our work, so we can continue to engage in this fight every moment of every day. So our kids grow up in democracy, not dystopia.

Thank you for your support for all we do! Please follow Cliff Schecter on Twitter @cliffschecter, or subscribe to The Takedown with Cliff Schecter on YouTube, to keep up to date with this battle for the heart and soul of our country.

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