John -- We are exactly one week out from the FL-20 special election, and our first Brand New Congress victory for 2022 is on the line.

 

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is on track to make history as the first Black woman to represent FL-20, and the first Haitian-American to represent Florida – a state with nearly half a million residents of Haitian descent.

 

Brand New Congress is the only national organization that supported Sheila in this crowded primary. She won that race by only FIVE votes, proving that every vote really does count.

 

We are already seeing higher-than expected turnout for this election, which is good news for Sheila. But we can’t let up now.

 

Will you pitch in $20 now to help Brand New Congress turn out the vote for Sheila?

 

In my 20+ years of running campaigns, I thought I’d seen it all. But the Florida GOP, led by Ron DeSantis, is pulling every dirty trick in the book to stack things in their favor.

 

Sheila’s team reports that voters are being misinformed about election day. And with COVID cases on the rise, more people are voting by mail. But Florida’s restrictive new voter laws make voting by mail harder and less accessible.

 

Just like the primary, the general election may be decided by a few votes, and we can’t risk this seat falling into GOP hands. Chip in now to make sure we have the resources to fight for every single vote.

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If Sheila wins next Tuesday she will immediately be sworn in to Congress to serve the remainder of the late Alcee Hastings’ term, which means progressives in Congress will gain an instant ally in the fight to cancel student debt, raise the wage, pass Medicare for All, and stop the climate crisis.

 

Her victory will also set the stage for the next BNC candidates up for vote just a few weeks later in Texas – Jessica Cisneros (TX-28) and Jessica Mason (TX-30).

 

Let’s make sure Sheila wins next week and set off a chain reaction of progressive victories in 2022.

 

Chris Riley
Director of Campaign Engagement
Brand New Congress