Can I tell you about the kid in this photo, John?
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That’s me. If you had told me I would one day be running for Congress — and had even been attacked by name by the Vice President for doing so — I probably wouldn’t have believed you.
I’ve felt the call to serve my entire life, but growing up I didn’t imagine it would lead to politics. I’ll tell you more about how I went from reeling in a walleye to asking Iowa voters to cast their ballot for me, but if you’re short on time and ready to flip Iowa’s Third, please consider chipping in before my campaign’s end-of-month deadline → [[link removed]]
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Early on, my call to service led me to travel across the country to join AmeriCorps. There I dedicated a year as a VISTA volunteer supporting survivors of domestic violence.
That humbling opportunity to support people at their most vulnerable changed me and led me to work as a chaplain at a children’s hospital.
There I walked into the toughest moments of a family’s life every single day and had to be the person they needed in that moment. The late nights walking hospital hallways, consoling parents, and rocking sleepless babies taught me the importance of showing up, especially when things are tough.
The work deeply inspired me to enter ministry, and I became an ordained Lutheran minister serving a small community in rural Virginia.
When my family moved to Iowa, I was called to serve a suburban church in Clive.
After watching my neighbors struggle day by day, I couldn’t sit back and watch. Soon, I was called to take my ministry out from behind the church walls and into the community. Working with a local food pantry network, I brought communities together across faith to address food insecurity in the Des Moines area, all while preaching in communities across Iowa on the weekends.
In 2020, my call to serve my community took a different form.
After seeing firsthand how my elected officials were making life harder for my neighbors — they weren’t listening, they weren’t showing up, and they certainly weren’t helping everyday people — I decided to run for office.
And I won, flipping a Republican-held seat in the Iowa State Senate.
I’ve been honored to fight for Iowans in the State Senate, and now I’m running for Congress because I believe Iowans deserve leadership that shows up, listens, and fights for working people, not special interests.
That’s what service means to me: when people in my community feel left behind, I stand up.
I’m ready to fight for you and all my neighbors in Congress, but first I need your help. My campaign is coming up on a huge end-of-month deadline, and we need grassroots supporters like you, John, to meet our goal and win this race. If you’re with me, will you chip in today and help us flip Iowa’s Third blue? [[link removed]]
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Thank you for reading this through, John. Your support means a lot.
— Sarah
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