John,

Did you know that every state has a national day? Well, today is Illinois Day -- a day to commemorate the 21st state to join the union.

And these two House Democrats from Illinois urgently need your help:

In honor of Illinois Day, will you split a $21 contribution between Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood and Hold the House?

Sean and Lauren each made history when they defeated longtime Republican incumbents to flip their districts blue -- putting them at the top of the GOP’s target list.

Now due to Illinois’s recent redistricting process, their battleground seats just got EVEN HARDER to hold.

Republicans only need to flip 5 seats to take back the House majority, so you can bet they’re going throw everything they’ve got at Lauren and Sean. They’re counting on us to help them compete with millions of dollars in outside spending.

Sean Casten and Lauren Underwood are critical to keeping our Democratic House majority. Will you split a $21 donation before the FEC deadline to help them keep their seats and protect our slim majority?

-- Hold the House