Hi John, you’ll be hearing a lot of updates from me in the coming months, so I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.

My name is Lisa Swanson, and I’m so proud to serve as Josh Shapiro’s campaign manager.

Ever since Josh officially announced his reelection campaign on Thursday morning, it’s been an exciting 48 hours for all of us here at Team Shapiro. But in that excitement, we’re not losing sight of what we’re fighting for — or the challenges ahead of us:

This race will be close. It will be uncertain. And it will be extremely expensive.

That’s why I’m reaching out: we set an important Launch Week goal, and we need your help to hit it before the clock runs out. Please, will you become a Founding Donor and help us gather every single resource we need to lay the foundation for victory and push back against all the ugly, far-right attacks coming Josh’s way?

John, I’ve worked for Josh for years, so I can say this with confidence: there is no one more motivated, more hard-working, and more committed to Pennsylvania’s future than him. He listens, he fights, and he knows how to get stuff done.

That’s the kind of leader our Commonwealth needs right now.

But you and I both know: Pennsylvania’s elections are the most competitive, most hard-fought in the country — which means the far-right will spend whatever it takes to lie, smear, mislead, and attack their way to victory.

As campaign manager, it’s my job to tell it like it is — not paint an overly-confident, inaccurate picture of where we stand. You deserve to know the truth, whether it’s good or bad, John. And the truth is, Josh will need a huge amount of early grassroots support from folks like you to win.

So please, can you chip in whatever you can to become a Founding Donor to Josh’s campaign and help us reach our Launch Week goal? When everyone comes together and chips in a few bucks here and there, the money adds up quickly. So please: Can we count on you today?

Thank you for all you do,

Lisa Swanson
Campaign Manager
Shapiro for Pennsylvania