Folks,

This will be one of the longest emails you’ll ever receive from me, so I’d truly appreciate it if you could take some time out of your day to read it all the way through.

Supporters like you are the heart of this campaign. So as we gear up to defend this district in 2022, I don’t want there to be any confusion over our team’s grassroots organizing strategy -- so I’m going to outline exactly how we plan to win this battleground district the third time around.

But in the age of Citizens United, successful campaigns need to raise millions of dollars to combat dark money groups and special interests -- which is why I’m asking you to make a donation of $25 or more to our online fundraising goal for July >>

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Step 1: Organize in Every Corner of IL-06

When I first announced my candidacy in 2017, I knew it wouldn’t be easy. I was a first-time candidate running in a district that Republicans held for nearly half a century without interruption.

But our team worked day-in and day-out speaking with voters of all political backgrounds, whether or not they had voted recently or identified with one party or the other. In the end, it was enough to overcome millions in outside spending and 46 years of Republican control.

With redistricting up ahead and Republican lawmakers working to suppress the vote, we’re up against a new set of challenges this cycle -- so having those important conversations with folks across IL-06 will be more critical than ever before. Your contributions will be crucial to the success of our grassroots organizing operation.

Step 2: Put People First, Not Special Interests

Here’s the thing: Running for Congress would be a lot easier if I threw my integrity out the window and sold out to special interests in exchange for a steady stream of cash in my campaign coffers.

Instead, I’ve shut my door to the gun lobby and stood up to big polluters and giant pharmaceutical companies from day one in office.

Outside groups will rush to support my potential GOP challengers because of it. But I’m not interested in short cuts at the expense of our community and our values -- I’m counting on supporters like you to power this team.

The right thing to do is not always the easy thing -- but we’re going to show that we’ve got the numbers on our side.

Step 3: Forget the Noise, Focus on the Real Issues

I’m a top target for national Republicans specifically because I flipped a red-to-blue seat in 2018 that was crucial to securing our Democratic House majority.

That attention comes with a lot of partisan attacks that are so outrageous they can be tempting to respond to. But I didn’t win over swing voters by engaging in political games -- I did it by concentrating on the issues that matter most to the families of our district.

Everyday Americans want to talk about lowering the costs of prescription drugs and making sure their family will have affordable, quality healthcare even if they lose their job. They want to talk about protecting their home from the threat of increased flooding due to climate change. They want to talk about truly getting this pandemic under control so that we can reopen our schools and get our economy back on track.

As a scientist and former clean energy entrepreneur, I’m committed to ensuring our federal policymaking is based on the best evidence available so that we can find comprehensive solutions to our nation’s most pressing problems.

I will never stop fighting for our district and our values, but we’re falling significantly short of our online fundraising goal for July -- will you chip in whatever you can before our end-of-month deadline to make sure we can fully fund our people-powered campaign to defend IL-06?

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Thanks for reading,

Sean Casten
PAID FOR BY CASTEN FOR CONGRESS
Casten for Congress
P.O. Box 132
Downers Grove, IL 60515-0132
United States
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