Today is Taylor Swift’s birthday, and as a day one Swiftie, I’m thinking about the songs that were the soundtrack of my year.

From Look What You Made Me Do to The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived to Shake It Off, Taylor’s songs deeply resonate. Her music reminds me to be Fearless, to Speak Now before the GOP rips away all of our fundamental rights and to stay focused on defeating the MAGA majority in 2026.

These songs have gotten me through long nights in the Senate, countless Amtrak rides and flights home to see my family and the many challenging moments we’ve faced this year under the GOP’s reckless leadership.

Long Story Short, I’m coming up on my massive public fundraising deadline at the end of the month — our most important deadline of the cycle so far — and I’m asking for your help as directly as I can:

In honor of Taylor’s birthday today, will you give $13 or more to flip the Senate in 2026 and meet our $100,000 public fundraising goal? Let’s do this:

— Kirsten Gillibrand