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John,

2026 is days away, and Leaders We Deserve is heading into this critical
midterm year with a growing slate of young progressive candidates who are
ready to fight for real change.

That’s why December 31 matters so much. How much we raise by the end of
the year will determine how much early support we can provide to our
candidates as the 2026 cycle ramps up.

That’s why we set a goal to bring in 250,000 individual
contributions before the end of the year, and every donation helps us
elect the leaders we deserve next November. Our records show that you
haven’t made a donation this year. [ [link removed] ]Will you step up today by making
your first donation of $20.26 or any amount to help us reach our goal?



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Here’s who we’ve endorsed so far:

* Laalitya Acharya is an engineer, a public school grad, and an
activist. She’s running for Ohio’s 56th House District to fight for
the same schools and communities that raised her.

* Nida Allam is challenging an ineffective Democratic incumbent in North
Carolina’s 4th District because her district needs someone fighting
for them. Nida has a strong record supporting education and raising
workers’ wages.

* Kristian Carranza grew up on the Southside of San Antonio, raised by a
single mom. Her family lived paycheck to paycheck, relied on school
meals, and depended on Pell Grants to access higher education — giving
Kristian firsthand insight into affordability challenges for working
families.

* Justin J. Pearson is a member of the “Tennessee Three.” He organized
to beat two billion-dollar oil companies to protect Memphis’ water and
consistently protected his community from corporate greed. Now he’s
running to defeat asleep-at-the-wheel Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen.

* Donavan McKinney is a State Representative who, in office, has
delivered more than $10 million in community violence intervention
programs, millions for public schools and community rec centers, and
$600 million to replace lead pipes. He’s a fighter for Detroit, who’s
taking on ineffective Democratic incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar in
Michigan’s 13th Congressional District.

* Demi Palecek is a military veteran, a survivor, and a community
organizer. She’s fought for our democracy in uniform — literally
standing guard at the Capitol after January 6. When Donald Trump sent
troops to Chicago, Demi made headlines as a member of the National
Guard who publicly said she’d refuse to follow illegal orders.

* Robert Peters has delivered real wins for working people in Illinois —
from community violence prevention and overhauling how we respond to
mental health crises to helping workers retire with dignity and
improving services for children and families. Now, he’s running for
Congress to represent Illinois’ 2nd District.

* Graham Platner is a Marine and U.S. Army veteran, oyster farmer, and
Chair of the Sullivan Planning Board who’s running to defeat
Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins and win back this seat for
working Mainers.

* Matt Post knows that Maryland can have the best public schools, safest
communities, strongest workers’ rights, most abundant affordable
housing, healthiest environment, and more if the people are willing to
fight for that future.

* Nabeela Syed is running for Illinois State Senate in the 26th District
to continue the work she started as a State Representative: lowering
costs for working families, protecting access to healthcare, making
voting more accessible for young people, and strengthening public
schools.

* Lauren Babb Tomlinson has been on the frontlines of the tough fights
to defend abortion rights, expand access to affordable healthcare, and
protect workers’ rights. Now she is running for Congress in
California’s 6th District.

* Randy Villegas is an educator, an auto repair shop owner, and a proud
son of Mexican immigrants. He is running for Congress to serve his
home, California’s Central Valley.

Reaching our year-end goal is how Leaders We Deserve can help these
campaigns hire staff, build field programs, and compete in a system that’s
stacked against them.

[ [link removed] ]If you’re able, please chip in before December 31 to help us start 2026
strong.



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Thank you,

Leaders We Deserve





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