Hello,

In a minute, I’ll ask you to split a critical donation between Maggie Hassan's and my campaign to flip Ohio’s open Senate seat blue. But first, let me explain why this race — and your donation — are so important today.

Protecting our Democratic Senate majority is not enough. If we want to stop Mitch McConnell from abusing the filibuster, we must expand our Senate majority. And flipping Ohio’s open Senate seat is our best chance to do just that.

A new poll shows this race in a dead heat. And Senator Sherrod Brown has endorsed our campaign because he knows we can win. Now all we need is you.

Whether or not we can flip this seat depends on you. We need the resources right now — not next year — to build the team it’ll take to win. Will you split a donation of $10 or more to help us flip Ohio blue and expand the Democratic Senate majority?

Donald Trump has made this race his top target. That’s why he attacked me during his first rally since losing the election. It’s clear we’ve got the GOP running scared.

All of my GOP opponents are wealthy businesspeople with endless supplies of cash to fund their campaigns. Billionaire tech giant Peter Thiel has propped up JD Vance with a $10 million super PAC. And Josh Mandel is a dangerous Trump-wannabe with his own share of Twitter rants.

Me? I’ve been on picket lines and in union halls my whole life. I’m still paying off my family’s student loans and mortgage. I’m fighting like hell to cut workers in on the deal — not prop up my wealthy friends and right-wing special interests.

Folks, I believe we can win this race. CNN ranks us as one of the most likely seats to flip. But this is on track to be one of the most competitive and expensive races of 2022. So, I’m turning to you:

We’ll need a surge of grassroots support to take on the GOP and come out on top. Please, split a donation today to help us win this critical race. Anything you can chip in makes a difference.

Let’s do this.

— Tim