From Steve Simon <[email protected]>
Subject Why this work matters to me
Date December 22, 2025 6:54 PM
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As Minnesota’s chief elections officer, I am in the democracy business. But the truth is, this work is personal to me in a way that goes deeper than policy or politics.

My great-grandparents fled a place where they had no freedom to choose their leaders. Their journey is why I believe so strongly that democracy must never be taken for granted.

Today, I’m asking you to stand with me as we close out 2025. We’re up against our only public fundraising deadline, where everything we raise will go public. We’ve set an ambitious goal to raise $30,000, so I’m asking: Will you chip in any amount to support our end-of-year fundraising push? [[link removed]]

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Minnesotans almost always lead the nation in voter turnout — topping nearly 80 percent. That does not happen by accident. It happens because people trust our elections.

And we have fought hard to protect that trust.

We pushed back when the DOJ demanded private data on millions of Minnesota voters.
We challenged unlawful federal overreach — and won.
We strengthened election security while national partners were being weakened.
We prepared for scenarios we hope never occur, because that is the responsibility of this office.

But the pressures on our democracy are only growing.

And heading into 2026, we must show strength, not just on Election Day, but right now.

If you believe in protecting the freedom to vote, if you believe in truth over disinformation, I’m asking you personally to support our work before our public fundraising deadline on 12/31. [[link removed]]

Thank you for standing with me,

Steve





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