John,

I’m supporting Donavan McKinney for Congress, who’s running to represent the congressional district next to mine.

Here’s Donavan with his family

Working at Michigan’s largest healthcare union and serving in Michigan’s State House, Donavan has led fights to secure workers’ rights, get big money out of politics, and ensure access to clean air and water. Like me, he grew up in the shadows of corporate polluters in Detroit, and he’s fighting to replace the lead pipes that poison our children.

We’re demanding a democracy that’s of, by, and for the people, where the federal government stops spending so much taxpayer money on war crimes and prisons, and instead invests in our communities’ urgent needs.

Donavan knows how quickly we need to act because he has lived through struggles such as housing and food insecurity. He puts the people first, and if elected to Congress, Donavan will provide working class representation for one of the poorest congressional districts in the country.

This is quite a contrast to his opponent, a self-funded incumbent who spent over $17 million of his own wealth to bankroll his own Congressional campaigns. This incumbent also takes money from corporate PACs, and last year spent more taxpayer money than any other member of Congress on self-promoting ads.

Meanwhile, Donavan isn’t taking a dime of corporate PAC money, and he has led policies to challenge corporate influence in politics. We need him in Congress, and he needs grassroots support to get there.

Will you join me in supporting Donavan McKinney for Congress by splitting a contribution between his campaign and mine today? Together, we’ll push for a government of, by, and for the people, not the billionaires.

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your secure donation will go through immediately, split evenly between Rashida Tlaib and Donavan McKinney

Donavan said: “I’m running for my baby boys, because the block you live on shouldn’t determine how far you go. I’m running for you, because I know we deserve better.”

We do deserve better, and we deserve representatives who actually fight for their communities.

Donavan is a true public servant, and while in office he has secured real wins for the people—including over $600 million to replace lead pipes and more than $10 million in community violence intervention programs.

In Congress, he will keep fighting for public education, public transit, changes to our racist criminal legal system, affordable housing, universal healthcare, and more.

He’ll also be a partner in the fight for a universal basic income. I’ve led policies to send monthly direct payments to individuals and families, and as more Americans are struggling to pay bills and stay housed, we need more Congressional support for transformative anti-poverty programs.

Will you help me and Donavan McKinney fight for the society we all deserve by chipping into our campaigns for Congress today?

Thank you for having our backs and keeping up the fight for a better future. We’ll keep fighting together.

In solidarity,

Rashida

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From: Rashida Tlaib
Date: Mon, May 12, 2025
Subject: We deserve a democracy that’s of, by, and for the people.
To: [email protected]

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, so together we can push for bold progressive policies and fight back against fascism and oligarchy?

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?

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your secure donation will go through immediately, split evenly between Rashida Tlaib and Donavan McKinney

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

In solidarity,

Rashida