John,

Today, I want to tell you about two progressive champions running for Congress in Texas and Iowa to flip red seats blue. These are key states we need to compete in, and win, this November.

Candace Valenzuela in TX-24 would be the first Black Latina ever elected to the U.S. Congress. She has the lived experience of facing the same systemic racism and poverty that so many Texas families face every day. She’ll bring that perspective to Congress to fight for them.

J.D. Scholten in IA-04 is running to flip the seat currently held by white nationalist Congressman Steve King. J.D. came just three points shy of flipping this seat in 2018. And with King losing in the Republican primary, J.D. has an extraordinary opportunity to win.

Candace and J.D. are counting on strong grassroots support to build their campaigns and flip their districts blue.

Will you split a contribution between their campaigns and DFA today to help us elect progressives like Candace and J.D. across the country?

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Republicans are going to pour big money into Iowa and Texas to stop us from winning these battleground states. It’s going to take a strong progressive movement to compete.

That’s why DFA is working in districts like these across the country to support progressive candidates up and down the ticket.

Thank you for making this work possible.

— Yvette

Yvette Simpson, CEO
Democracy for America