John,

We live in times that demand courageous action — and those times demand a Democratic party that is willing to deliver the change that working Americans deserve. But to achieve those ends, we need the Congressmembers who represent deep blue districts to be pushing us towards progressive change, not advancing a Republican agenda.

That brings us to Illinois' 3rd Congressional District. In a solid blue seat that represents parts of Chicago and its southwest suburbs, 14-year incumbent Dan Lipinski has enacted a corporate-funded vision of our party, one that has harmed our communities and discouraged working people from participating in politics.

While sitting in a D+6 seat in a time of crisis for working families, Lipinski has opposed Medicare for All, and accepted thousands of dollars from lobbyists, large corporations, and the fossil fuel industry.

That’s why I’m excited to endorse Marie Newman’s campaign for Congress, and help Chicagoland elect the progressive champion it deserves. Like me, Marie believes that health care is a human right and that families belong together. Together, we will pass a Green New Deal that repairs our infrastructure, revitalizes our workforce, and retrains our workers for a just transition to a post-carbon economy.

Marie Newman has never backed down from a challenge, and has consistently led the way towards change. As someone who grew up on Chicago’s Southwest side, she was the first in her family to go to college. She worked multiple jobs to get an education, and founded a nonprofit to combat bullying. As a successful business owner, she worked with local and state legislators to fight for health care rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and common-sense gun safety.

We need Marie Newman in Congress — as an ally, and as a leader. Will you help power her small-dollar movement by splitting a $3 donation between her campaign, AOC, and Justice Democrats right now? Every dollar we help her raise helps their campaign build a powerful organizing effort to win.

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As a working mother, Marie knows our economy isn’t built for all of us. When we have Medicare for All and guaranteed paid family leave, we won’t have to choose between putting food on the table and caring for our children. When we protect DACA recipients and create a clear path to citizenship, immigrants will share in the prosperity they’ve helped create. When we elect Marie Newman, we will take one step towards a party that reflects our country’s diversity and dynamism.

By contrast, Marie’s opponent has a record of building a Democratic party for the few. Where Marie is a proud supporter of universal access to abortion and birth control, Dan Lipinski has a troubling record of curtailing women’s fundamental human rights, and has worked to defund hundreds of women’s medical clinics, all while raking in donations from anti-women’s rights fundraisers. Where Marie has stood with immigrant communities for years, Lipinski refused to vote for the DREAM Act until after her 2018 primary challenge.

With the coming threat of climate change, we simply cannot allow for fossil-fuel-funded politicians and their corporate donors to dictate the future our children and their grandchildren will inherit — especially in a deep blue Democratic district that Hillary Clinton won by 15 points in 2016. Marie Newman is the only candidate in the race refusing corporate PAC money, and the only one we can trust to put working people over profit.

While Marie is the clear progressive choice, her race will be anything but easy. Dan Lipinski has a war chest of corporate money, given to him by wealthy donors who want to keep things just the way they are. His status as a 14-year incumbent gives him all types of advantages, like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s decision to blacklist anyone who works for Marie’s campaign.

Will you help fight against those incredible establishment advantages, and help send a powerful progressive to Congress by splitting a $3 donation between Marie’s campaign, AOC, and Justice Democrats? If we’re going to change this country, we need to invest in leaders like Marie.

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But we know that when big organizing goes up against big money, it’s the people who come out on top in the end. When we knock doors, make phone calls, and talk to our neighbors, we can elect representatives who really represent us, and we can build the world we want to live in.

The future of the Democratic Party is in our hands. It starts by electing Marie Newman.

In solidarity,

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez