We know that excitement online does not directly translate to momentum on the ground. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

John, this is a longer email, but it’s an incredibly important one.

Back in 2018, we fought hard to win this district—flipping a seat that Republicans held for decades. And every day since, I've been proud to use my position in Congress to fight on behalf of working families and ask powerful figures tough questions during hearings—no matter if they’re the CDC Director, the Postmaster General, the HUD Secretary, or a wealthy pharmaceutical executive.

In 2020, we proved that this campaign wasn’t just a one-off “blue wave” phenomenon. We continued to strengthen and grow our movement that put working families first, and because of the support from this community, I won my first re-election.

I’m honored to be able to stand for the American people and show what it looks like to fight for the working class during those Congressional hearings. After videos of those moments ignite on social media, I receive so many kind messages from people all across the country.

But John, here’s the hard truth: We know that excitement online does not directly translate to momentum on the ground.

The reality is that my district is one of the most vulnerable districts a Democrat could be in. Orange County is still considered a “purple” political climate. No matter the color or the party lines, I’m still going to continue calling out the B.S. and advocating for issues that affect all working families—but the GOP is already mobilizing their supporters to help flip this seat next year.

The fight didn’t end on Election Day 2020. So right now, it’s essential for our campaign to fundraise and make long-term investments in organizing our communities, advertising our message, registering new voters, and fending off any future challengers for the 2022 race. And we can’t do any of this without your support.

So, John, if you're able, can you please contribute to our campaign today? Our fundraising numbers have dipped a bit this month, and we’re relying on your support to hit our grassroots fundraising goals and remain competitive.

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With your contributions from emails like this one, I can continue to speak truth to power fight for working families.

Thank you for everything you do to make this work possible,

Katie