Hey everyone! My name is Emily, and I’m Tim Ryan’s new Digital Fundraising Director.

That means I’m in charge of connecting with Tim’s supporters via emails like this one -- and making sure we hit our monthly fundraising goals. (Speaking of, we’re a little behind. If you could chip in $5, it would be a huge help in hitting our August goal!)

I’m so excited to join this team because Tim’s campaign really is different. You may have seen this stat in recent news stories about our grassroots operation, but since Tim launched, our average online donation has been just $27.

That’s something special. Plus, Tim’s pretty funny and he promised to teach me some yoga poses if I made sure we reached our end-of-month fundraising goal.

Look, we’ve got a tough fight on our hands. One of Tim’s Republican opponents is backed by a super PAC that’s already received $10 million from a pro-Trump billionaire. The National Republican Senatorial Committee has $25 million on hand right now to spend against strong Democrats like Tim. And Republicans could spend up to $100 million attacking Tim throughout the election.

Whew, we’ll need every penny just to compete!

But let me tell you, your $5, $10, $25 is a heck of a lot more powerful than some wealthy billionaire’s blank check. Because every time you donate to this campaign, you’re making a declaration of support for the kind of movement we’re building. That’s how we win.

I just checked our numbers, and we're falling behind where we should be halfway through the quarter -- we need to raise about $12,000 by Wednesday to get back on track. I know we just met, but the team tells me our online supporters always come through at tough moments, and I believe we can do this. Can I count on you?

Talk to you soon,

Emily
Digital Fundraising Director
Tim Ryan for Ohio