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Hi John,

I’m Joe Kerr, a second-generation firefighter and labor leader. For three decades, I’ve run headfirst toward the problem — whether inside burning buildings or in the halls of the State Assembly, I’ve always fought for common-sense solutions to save lives. 

Now, I need your help keeping up the fight as I run for Congress to represent California’s 40th District. This is going to be a team effort, so John, will you split a contribution between Blue Amp Action and my campaign today?

In firefighting, when we pull up on a scene of a house on fire, we don’t ask who they voted for — we just put out the fire. As a fire captain and labor leader, I worked with both parties to protect rights and save lives. It’s common sense. 

So, when I see Trump’s White House merely suggest seeking retribution for his political rivals instead of getting to work on the things he was elected to do, like lowering the costs of groceries and healthcare, I can’t sit back and let the fire spread. 

I will work with whoever, whenever, wherever, to fix our community’s greatest problems. This isn’t about being a Democrat or a Republican — hardworking families are being screwed over by chaos and gridlock in Washington. We need a practical problem solver who can understand both sides and bring people together with real solutions. 

I’ve used my common-sense approach to save the lives of my fellow firefighters and working-class Americans across the country, but I need your help to take the fight to Congress. Will you split a contribution between Blue Amp Action and my campaign to join me as a founding donor today?

Onward, 

Joe

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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!

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