John,

When I was first elected to Congress in 2018, I came in as part of a historic wave of women of color with various faith and economic backgrounds that have been under-represented in our government for too long.

Since then, billionaires have grown their influence over our government. Many government officials are millionaires or billionaires and don’t understand the needs of the communities they’re supposed to serve. Too many are delaying much-needed changes like universal healthcare and a universal basic income, while cutting funding for essential programs like Social Security, Medicaid, and SNAP nutrition benefits. They’re also taking away the constitutional rights of vulnerable communities.

One way to fight back against growing fascism is by urgently building the bench of progressive candidates—especially candidates with the lived experiences needed to represent and protect their marginalized and lower-income constituents.

This Women’s History Month, we wrapped up our free 2025 Campaign School with our biggest cohort yet: 19 people, two-thirds of whom were women. More than half of the participants in this year’s Campaign School were Black, and more than a quarter of the participants were Asian, Latinx, or Arab. Already, two women who participated have filed to run for local office, and others are helping with local campaigns.

If you can, please chip in today to power our training programs and build progressive power, including by equipping everyday people with the tools they need to stand up to rising authoritarianism and build the world that we deserve.

Over five weekly sessions, we covered fundamentals for running a grassroots campaign, including filing for office, fundraising for electoral campaigns, running field operations to connect with voters, recruiting volunteers, and getting endorsements. We brought in current and former elected officials who are rooted in their communities and standing up for human rights.

This year, we received a record number of applicants. Thanks to your support, our Campaign School was completely free to attend for each participant. Now we’re gearing up for our 2025 Youth Civic Engagement Fellowship to train young—primarily BIPOC*—activists and leaders in community organizing, including stipends for participants.

Will you donate today to power our ongoing Rooted in Community Campaign School and Youth Engagement Fellowship to train future candidates and leaders? Together we’ll keep growing our progressive power to build a society where all people can thrive, not just billionaires.

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In a time of rising authoritarianism, I am energized and encouraged to see a powerful group of working-class candidates ready to run for office and transform our government into one that’s truly of, by, and for the people—not billionaires.

- Rashida Tlaib

*BIPOC means Black, Indigenous, and people of color