Hi team,

Today marks exactly 17 years since the last time the minimum wage was raised.

While everyday families face record-high costs at the checkout line, the gas pump, and the doctor’s office, Tennessee Republicans have prioritized billionaire handouts and corporate giveaways. For nearly two decades, Tennessee's Republican supermajority has sat on its hands while working families struggle to survive in one of the most expensive economies of their lives.

But right now, you have the power to change this. Polls are still open for Early Voting!

From now through Saturday, August 1st, you can cast your ballot early and avoid the long lines on Election Day, which is Thursday, August 6th.

This election is a direct fight for our survival. Here is exactly what is on the line when you cast your vote early:

• Our Dignity: We are voting to elect leaders who will fight to raise wages, support working people, and restore and protect our rights and freedoms.
• Our Public Schools: Under unchecked GOP control, Tennessee public school funding per student has collapsed to dead last in the nation. We are voting to fully fund our public schools and stop the stealing of our public tax dollars from our public schools.
• Voter Protection & Representation: After the GOP racially gerrymandered our cities, they quietly repealed the state law requiring election officials to notify you by mail if your polling place changes. Your vote is our ultimate weapon against their quiet suppression.

We have recruited a historic wave of Democratic candidates running to break the 15-year supermajority, organize in all 95 counties, and put working families first. Let’s keep the energy and momentum going together. Make your plan to vote today at GoVoteTN.gov, bring five of your friends or neighbors with you, and please chip in a grassroots contribution to fund our final, on-the-ground GOTV push:

If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately:

Thank you for showing up, getting to the polls, and fighting with us.

Tennessee Democratic Party

P.S. Don’t forget, if you run into any problems at the polls, call 833-DEM-VOTE.