I’m sorry for my role in your overflowing email inbox, but this note isn’t just to ask for your support. It’s also to say something I believe a lot of Kansas Democrats (including myself) have on our minds right now:

As a Democrat, I don’t want to play defense anymore. I want to play on offense. And I’m willing to bet you feel the same.

I ran for Congress to pass good policies. Not just vote against bad ones. But if we want to make that a reality, we have to do everything in our power to flip the House blue next year — which starts with holding competitive seats like this one. So if you’re just as ready as I am for Democrats to go on offense, will you chip in to support Team Sharice?

Listen, I fully understand that playing defense is my job right now. With Donald Trump taking a sledgehammer to our communities, our livelihoods, and the Constitution itself, we have to fight with everything we’ve got to protect families from the National GOP’s chaos and cruelty.

But I think you’ll agree with me on this: Preventing bad things doesn’t compare to accomplishing good things.

If we flip control of Congress next year, we can begin the work to pass good legislation in Congress — legislation to lower costs, create jobs, confront the climate crisis, tackle corruption, and so much more.

I want to play on offense. And with your help, we can do it — and finally start putting points on the board for working families all across Kansas.

If you’re with me, I’d be so grateful to have your support ahead of our next fundraising deadline. Because there’s so much work we need to get done for Kansas and our country, and holding this competitive seat is the only way we can do it.

Thanks for your help, and have a great rest of your day.

Sharice