Hi John,
My team told me we’re still short of hitting our critical December mid-month goal before tonight's deadline.
They suggested I reach out to explain why I hope you will chip in to our campaign and support the progressive movement we’re building in Congress.
So I’m going to share my story with you. It’s important that you know what I’m striving toward in Congress and what inspires me to do this work.
There aren’t many people in Congress who have lived the struggles that I have, John. But there are millions of people in our communities who have.
I’ve been evicted, unhoused, and lived in a car with my two babies. I will never forget the nights when I was unhoused where my eyes would water as I fought to stay awake, worried about what would happen to my children if I fell asleep. When I used McDonald's bathrooms to mix baby formula and wash my body because I had no other options.
I’ve been on the ground brutalized by police violence. When Michael Brown was murdered by police just six minutes from where I lived in 2014, I didn't take to the streets for a title or a name. I was sent by my employer to serve as a triage nurse and to assist with grief and trauma work. But, I showed up to protest the day after Michael Brown was killed, and I came back every day for the next 400 days.
Day after day, I watched the police beat people unconscious, arrest people for stepping off a sidewalk, and use tear gas and rubber bullets on innocent people. I kept asking myself, where are the elected officials who are paid to represent us?
Through this work, I was asked by a community member to run for office to push for the change we desperately need in St. Louis and communities like it. That’s why every day I’m in Congress I carry with me all these experiences. I remember all the folks back home who are hungry to see a politician finally represent them and speak to the challenges our families face today.
I’ve seen time after time the way we can move mountains through people power. From passing the Build Back Better Act to introducing legislation around transforming public safety and combating the climate crisis – we’ve made tremendous progress already. And it’s all thanks to supporters like you, John.
Together, I know we can finally pass the urgent policies our communities need, but I can’t do this without your help.
That’s why today I’m asking for a favor: Will you chip in $5 or anything you can to help us reach our December mid-month goal before tonight's deadline? Every dollar you give powers our grassroots movement and gives us the resources we need to write a new chapter in politics centered in justice, love, and compassion.
Thank you for all of your support.
Your Congresswoman loves you,
Cori
