Friends -

Our campaign for president was never simply about winning the White House and defeating the most dangerous president in modern American history. It was about building an unprecedented grassroots movement to create an economy and a government that works for all of our people — not just those at the top.

As our country is in the midst of a series of crises, it has never been more important to continue our fight for progress and elect candidates who are committed to the struggle for justice.

Today I am asking you to do something important as part of that effort. There are five great progressive candidates for Congress who need our support, and some of them have primaries coming up very soon.

Can I count on you to add a contribution to their campaigns?

If you can afford to, please split a $6 contribution between five progressive candidates for Congress and our campaign.

Whether you're familiar with these candidates already, or you're hearing about them for the first time, I hope you'll keep reading to learn a little bit about why it's so important to have them in Congress.

Rashida Tlaib has been a strong leader of our movement in Congress as well as during our campaign for president. She has stood up to the ugliness of the Trump administration and she's taken on the greed and corruption of the economic establishment. As a fearless leader in the struggle for justice, we must keep her fighting for a strong, progressive agenda in Congress. If we come together, we will ensure she continues to represent Michigan's 13th district.

Julie Oliver worked for 15 years in the health care finance world and saw firsthand how health care companies prioritize their bottom line over people. She understands that we need a Medicare for All, single-payer system. She has also refused to take any PAC money to fund her campaign, and knows that we must fight to overhaul our campaign finance system. Electing Julie to Congress in Texas' 25th district will be a huge victory for our movement.

Cori Bush emerged as a leader while working on the frontlines of the Ferguson movement as a protester, clergy member, medic, and victim of police assault. Now she is running in Missouri's 1st congressional district to continue fighting for justice. Having experienced the burden of student and medical debt and living paycheck to paycheck, Cori is someone we can trust to stand with working people and take on the corporate elite of this country.

Paula Jean Swearengin is running for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. As the daughter and the granddaughter of coal miners, she understands deeply the desperate situation so many West Virginia families find themselves in. She will lead the charge for clean water and good-paying jobs for all. If elected, she will be a senator who stands up to the political and economic establishment and will work tirelessly to ensure the people of Appalachia are treated with dignity.

Mike Siegel is a civil rights attorney and former public school teacher who is running a people-powered campaign in Texas' 10th congressional district. As a city attorney in Austin, he has fought on behalf of immigrant families and low-income renters. From his time in the classroom and the courtroom, Mike has been an advocate for the most vulnerable. In his campaign for Congress, he is rejecting corporate PACs because he knows that large corporations use their money to try to influence candidates and elections.

Here is the truth:

When we talk about building a political revolution, we are talking about electing candidates at all levels of government who will take on the billionaire class and put working people first.

That is exactly what these candidates will do, and that is why I am asking you directly:

Please contribute $6 to five progressives running for Congress and our campaign. Together we must elect a Congress that stands with working people, not the corporate elite.

Together we can make a big difference for these campaigns. Thank you for adding a contribution if you can afford it.

In solidarity,

Bernie Sanders

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