When my first husband died in a workplace accident, it was Social Security survivor benefits that helped keep me and my young family out of poverty. So when my opponent said she wanted to gut Social Security benefits "behind closed doors," it made me hot under the collar.

The future of Social Security is on the ballot this November, John. Unlike my opponent and Mitch McConnell, I'm fighting to protect our hard-earned benefits.

Winning won't be easy. Mitch McConnell knows Iowa is the key to the Senate majority, so he's spending over $50 million in Iowa to stop our grassroots campaign. But I'm not one to back down from a tough fight. This grassroots team has had my back before, and I know you'll have it again: we need to raise $50,000 by our mid-month fundraising deadline on Tuesday at midnight to have the resources to fight back against McConnell's millions.

Pitch in $5, or whatever you can, right now to help us hit our mid-month fundraising goal so I can fight for Social Security in the Senate.

I'll never stop fighting to protect Social Security. This is personal to me. I'm reminded every day that I wouldn't be here -- fighting to flip this seat -- without Social Security. That's why it's so important we take back the Senate -- so we can fight for hardworking families.

Right now, I'm three points behind in the polls -- that's within the margin of error. I need your help today to help us hit our goal and fight back against the millions of dollars in attacks McConnell is spending so we can flip this seat, take back the Senate majority, and protect Social Security.

Pitch in $5, or whatever you can, to help us hit our $50,000 mid-month fundraising goal before our midnight deadline on Tuesday. Together, we're going to flip this seat and take back the Senate majority.

Thank you,

Theresa