Hi friend, Mark Pocan here -- Member of Congress from Wisconsin and Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus.

I'm reaching out to ask you to make a $3 donation for my friend and swing seat colleague Eric Sorensen before his FEC deadline. But first, I want to share more about my background and why I'm so invested in retaking the U.S. House – for all of us.

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I'll never forget my first campaign for Dane County Board of Supervisors.

I remember because I had news articles about me mailed back to me with ‘dead fa***ot’ scrawled over my face. That wasn't my first run in with homophobia, nor would it be my last.

I'm not the only Member who faced bigotry on their path to Washington.

Before Eric made history as the first openly-LGBTQ representative from Illinois, he was pushed out of his first job as a weatherman in East Texas -- just for being gay. Management was clear:

“We can’t have a gay meteorologist at channel 7, Eric.”

We’ve made massive strides for LGBTQ rights since, but the fact is Donald Trump and his ally, Speaker Mike Johnson, are trying to reverse our progress by decades.

Our trans friends are being scapegoated on a daily basis. And Johnson is even on record supporting the criminalization of sexual acts between consenting LGBTQ adults. He thinks the ‘homosexual agenda’ will destroy society and likened being gay to pedophilia and bestiality.

I can’t think of a stronger rebuke of their hate than re-electing a strong Democrat like Eric Sorensen -- an openly gay meteorologist who has done nothing but care deeply for his IL-17 community.

So I'm asking: can you please send in a $3 contribution to support Eric's campaign? With his FEC fundraising deadline fast-approaching, he can use all the help he can get.

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Thank you,

Mark Pocan
Congressman, Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District
    
Eric Sorensen is a meteorologist born and raised in Rockford, IL representing IL-17 in Congress. He’s seen firsthand the importance of establishing trust with the community, and he’s determined to use his expertise as a climate communicator to fight for Illinoisans on environmental justice and more in Washington. To support Eric consider making a grasssroots contribution here: [link removed]

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