Friend,

With a new year brings new congressional district lines.

In Michigan, for the first time, our district lines were drawn by an independent commission rather than gerrymandered by our Republican-controlled legislature. This has resulted in my current congressional district―MI-13―being split between two new districts, with nearly two-thirds of my current constituents falling into the new 12th district.

For this reason, and after much deliberation with my residents and my family, I am excited to announce that I will be running for re-election this year in what will now be Michigan’s 12th Congressional District.

This new district will have more residents than our current district, so we will need more resources to reach out to more people during our grassroots re-election campaign.

This also means that each congressional race will be much more competitive. As a representative from the Brennan Center for Justice said, “Michigan’s a jump ball, and this is a jump-ball map”—referring to the toss-up ball marking the beginning of a basketball game.[1]

I need your support in order to reach all voters in the new 12th District with our message of justice and equity, while continuing to deliver exceptional constituent services, introduce and pass transformative legislation that puts people and communities first, and hold exploitative corporations accountable. Can you donate $5 or another amount today to help kick off the New Year and prepare for the campaign ahead?

To the residents of the current 13th Congressional District who have reached out to me since the maps were announced, please know that no matter if you’re in the new 12th or 13th, our work together will continue.

I will always remain rooted in community, and I am excited about the opportunity to expand our work to include more communities who want the same access to a better quality of life. Together, our work will keep gaining momentum and our movement will grow stronger. We are building a world where our government works for the people—not corporations—and where we all can thrive for generations to come.

If you can, please make an early contribution to my re-election campaign today to help us reach all corners of our new district and so I can stay in Congress fighting for you.

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Always serving you,

Rashida

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/29/us/politics/michigan-congressional-maps.html