Hey there, friend. It’s Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.

I wanted to reach out because my friend and fellow Midwesterner, Sherrod Brown, is fighting to flip Ohio's Senate seat. And he could really use your help.

If that's all you need to hear, then I'm personally asking you to chip in $5, or anything you can spare today, to help him win this critical race.

But otherwise, I'd like to explain why it's so important to me:

See, Sherrod and I have a lot in common, and not just because we're from the Midwest. We also share many of the same values, like championing workers and families.

I've worked to do that in Illinois by restoring hard-fought workers' rights, protecting unions, strengthening occupational safety standards, and tightening requirements to ensure equal pay in state law. And as D.C. politicians work to unlawfully strip worker protections at every turn – while the cost of living grows too high for too many – it's never been more urgent to get these on the books.

But that's just the thing: The laws we're passing in Illinois are measures that working families across the country not only deserve, but also urgently need.

Sherrod is the guy to make that happen, and I'm committed to working as hard as possible to send him to the Senate.

But here's the deal: Elite corporate interests spent millions in Ohio's last Senate race – and you can bet they'll spend even more this time around to defeat Sherrod and keep their corrupt politicians in charge.

We cannot let that happen. Too much is at stake – for working families, the rule of law, and even our democracy.

But it's going to take all hands on deck to send a fighter like him to the Senate, so if you're with us, friend, then please chip in $5 now to help Sherrod flip Ohio's Senate seat and give workers a voice in D.C.

Thank you for supporting my friend Sherrod. 

Appreciate you,

JB