John,

I’m honored to endorse Donavan McKinney, who’s running to represent my neighboring congressional district in Congress.

Here’s Donavan at home with his two young sons and dog

Donavan knows our communities’ struggles because he has lived them. Having grown up with housing and food insecurity, he worked with our state’s largest healthcare union to advocate for living wages. While serving in the State House, Donavan has led fights for workers’ rights, economic security, and clean air and water.

This working class champion is running against an incumbent who: spent over $17 million of his own wealth to bankroll his own Congressional campaigns, spent more taxpayer money than any other member of Congress last year on ads to promote himself, and takes money from corporate PACs.

Meanwhile, Donavan is pushing to get big money out of politics, and has led policies to challenge corporate PACs and lobbyists. Donavan just launched his people-powered, grassroots campaign—so now is a crucial time to demonstrate early support.

I’m all in for Donavan McKinney. Will you join me in supporting this future Congressman by splitting a contribution between his campaign and mine and Justice Democrats, so together we can push for bold progressive policies and fight back against fascism and oligarchy?

SPLIT A CONTRIBUTION TODAY

I’ve known Donavan since before he served in public office, and he always puts community at the center of his work. He’s a true public servant who puts the people first.

Like me, Donavan grew up in the shadow of corporate polluters in Detroit. After he and his family developed an asthmatic cough, he began advocating for environmental justice.

He said, “Raising my two young boys in the same polluted air that I grew up in means that if I know one thing, it’s this: our kids deserve better.”

Our kids do deserve better, and Donavan has fought hard in the State House to ensure families can breathe clean air and drink clean water—including funding over $600 million to replace lead pipes in Detroit and its suburbs.

I know he’ll join me in the crucial fight for environmental justice in Congress. And I know that if he makes it to Congress, Donavan McKinney will be a partner who will act with the urgency we need to meet this moment. Can you chip in today?

Donavan has also led fights for public education and public transit, as well as much-needed changes to transform our racist criminal legal system. He delivered more than $10 million in community violence intervention programs to our region. He’s also fighting for Black maternal health, housing protections, and universal healthcare. This is what true public safety looks like.

We need Donavan in Congress serving the people. His self-funded opponent doesn’t have to raise money for his election campaigns. But Donavan does.

Will you chip in today to support my and Donavan McKinney’s campaigns for Congress and Justice Democrats?

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Thank you so much for having our backs. Together, we’ll keep fighting for a future where everyone can thrive.

In solidarity,

Rashida