John,
Summer Lee is the first Black woman to ever represent Pennsylvania in Congress. Since 1789. That's how long it took.
And that says something real about who this system has made room for, and who it hasn't.
Here's something a lot of people don't realize. Black women running for Congress consistently raise less money than their counterparts, and it's not because they're any less qualified or any less serious.
It's because the donor networks that fund most campaigns were never really built with them in mind. Groups have been documenting this for years. And here's the part that gets us: that gap doesn't just disappear once you win the seat.
Summer's still fighting that uphill climb every single cycle. Every dollar means more for her campaign than it does for someone who's never had to think twice about where the money's coming from.
We know we can't fix generations of an unequal system with one email, but we can make damn sure Summer isn't fighting this alone. If you’re with her, click here and chip in $5, $15, $25, or even $50 today and help even the odds a little.
HELP CLOSE THE GAPHonestly, this is bigger than one campaign. Every dollar tells Summer, and every other Black woman thinking about running after her, that people showed up when it mattered and things are changing.
Thanks for being with us in this fight,
— Team Summer
