Friend --
As I reflect on this past year and this historic election, I keep returning to one extraordinary person and her efforts: Stacey Abrams.
After putting up a tough fight in Georgia's 2018 gubernatorial race -- one rampant with voter suppression, especially of Black voters -- Stacey committed her time and her energy to registering and enfranchising hundreds of thousands of voters that the system often willfully suppresses or simply forgets.
Stacey Abrams and her organization Fair Fight registered more than 800,000 first-time voters in Georgia over the past two years. As it currently stands, Joe Biden has won Georgia by more than 10,000 votes. This was the first time that a Democrat won Georgia's 16 electoral votes in almost three decades.
We owe Stacey a debt of gratitude. But first, we owe it to Stacey to help her finish what she started in Georgia.
Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are locked in tight runoff campaigns for Georgia's two Senate seats. The entire balance of the Senate lies in these final two seats, and both candidates are neck-and-neck with their Republican opponents.
We can win both seats on January 5th, landing Democrats a 50-50 tie in the Senate, with Vice President-elect Harris as the tiebreaker vote.
We're so close to a Democratic majority and to a new beginning in 2021. You can help us cross that finish line today by helping these two candidates cross theirs in Georgia.
Donate today to Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock so we can flip the Senate in January and solidify Stacey Abrams' fight to turn Georgia blue for years to come.
Thank you for doing your part.
Sincerely,
Patrick Leahy
U.S. Senator