Friends, my GOP opponent John Katko has taken more than $1 million from corporate PACs, and that is why he votes in their interests.

Not only will I never take a dime of corporate PAC money, but I will not rest until we get big money out of our political system -- because that is how we ensure that we have a government that works for us.

I promise to always put people over corporate profits, but if we're going to flip this seat and hold on to the House majority, I need your support right now.

Right now we still have to bring in 75 grassroots donations by September 30 to meet the goal for our end-of-quarter public fundraising report. I'll be blunt: meeting this goal is critical to our ability to win next November.

I'm asking, please act right now and give $5, $10, $24, or the most generous amount you can to help close this gap. Can I count on you?

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When I decided to run for office, I was told that I couldn't do it because I didn't have a contact list full of wealthy friends to fund my campaign.

But I didn't listen. I don't think there should be an admission fee to participate in our democracy, and I'm betting you don't either.

We can build the campaign we know we need to flip this seat and replace corporate lap-dog John Katko with a bold, progressive woman who will work relentlessly to get big money out of politics, but I need your help to make it happen.

Whether it's $5, $10, $24, or whatever you can afford, your support will make a huge impact. Please give what you can to help us bring in 75 more donations to meet our September 30 end-of-quarter goal.

We deserve to be put first,

Dana