Dear MoveOn member,

In 2018, MoveOn members like you helped power a massive blue wave that
flipped 40 U.S. House seats from red to blue and elected the most diverse,
representative Congress in history.

I'm proud to have been a part of that historic blue wave, and the first
woman of color ever elected to Congress from Massachusetts.

Now, the GOP wants to roll back that progress. The right wing and its
dark-money groups are doing everything they can to erase the gains we've
made and are spending millions of dollars to tear down Democrats in swing
districts.

Right now, they're targeting bold, Democratic legislators across the
country, including four of my sisters in service—congresswomen of color
who are locked in extremely tight races: Lauren Underwood in Illinois,
Lucy McBath in Georgia, Sharice Davids in Kansas, and Debbie
Murcasel-Powell in Florida.

[ [link removed] ]John, I have a personal request: Will you rush
a $3 donation today to defend my sisters in service and
fight the GOP's attacks? One hundred percent of your donation will be
split between these four incredible candidates to ensure they are
re-elected.

I've had the pleasure of knowing and serving with each of these remarkable
women, and I've seen their leadership first-hand. I want you to know a
little more about them.

* The youngest Black woman ever elected to Congress, Lauren Underwood is
a registered nurse and health policy expert. Before being elected to
Congress, Lauren was appointed by President Obama to serve as a senior
advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she
helped implement the Affordable Care Act. In Congress, Lauren has
fought to shine a spotlight on racial disparities in health care, and
to pass legislation that advances affordable, equitable access to
lifesaving care. Now, she's being challenged by an extremist
Republican who has gone so far as to lobby to eliminate health
insurance for kids.^1
* In 2012, Lucy McBath's teenage son, Jordan Davis, was murdered by a
white gunman while sitting in a car with his friends. Since then, Lucy
has dedicated her life to fighting to stop the epidemic of gun
violence in America. Her fight led her to Congress, where she's
already gotten millions of dollars in federal funds allocated to the
Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health for gun
violence prevention research—for the first time in 20 years. Now,
she's being challenged by a right-wing GOP official who has repeatedly
suppressed the voices of voters of color.^2
* Sharice Davids is the first openly LGBTQIA+ Native American woman to
serve in Congress. In 2018, Sharice ousted a longtime Republican
incumbent and became the first Democrat elected to represent Kansas in
Congress in over a decade. Representative Davids has spent her first
term working tirelessly to strengthen public schools, lower the cost
of health care and prescription drugs, and make the government work
for the people—not for special interests. Now, she's in a tight race
against a GOP opponent who helped pass a failed tax experiment that
gave millions to special interests and gutted funding for the state's
public education system.^3
* At the age of 14, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell immigrated from Ecuador to
the United States, and she worked in a doughnut shop to help support
her family, who shared a one-bedroom apartment. After her father died
in a senseless act of gun violence, Debbie became a strong advocate
for gun safety legislation. In 2018, Debbie ousted a two-term GOP
congressman. Today, she's facing a well-funded GOP candidate in a
neck-and-neck race.

Let me tell you, the GOP will stop at nothing to unseat these Democratic
members of Congress. They will lie, they will cheat, and they've already
shown their willingness to use sexist and racist attacks if it helps their
right-wing candidates win.

But we can't let them get the best of us. We must remain focused on
ensuring we re-elect these four members of Congress.

[ [link removed] ]Will you rush a $3 donation today to defend these seats
and fight the GOP's attacks? One hundred percent of your donation will be
split between these four incredible candidates to ensure they are
re-elected.

Thanks for all you do.

–Representative Ayanna Pressley

Sources:

1. "The Case Against Jim Oberweis," Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, March 18, 2020
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2. "The Case Against Karen Handel," Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, June 10, 2020
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3. "The Case Against Amanda Adkins," Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, August 5, 2020
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