Let me be honest, John: The folks lining up on the Republican side to fill Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat should concern all of us — they've refused to say whether they’d have certified the 2020 election and undermined the science behind our efforts to fight COVID-19.

Take TV personality and Trump loyalist Dr. Oz, who has spent his TV career pushing fake diet pills and pseudoscience — and at the height of the pandemic, even spread unproven COVID-19 cures.

Make no mistake: We need a doctor to get out of this crisis — and that’s definitely not Mehmet Oz. I’m the real doctor in this race and I’ve spent more than 20 years advocating for my patients and their health care.

I have also spent the better part of the last two years leading Pennsylvania’s third largest county through COVID-19, so I know I’m prepared to go to the Senate and bring about the changes we need to keep Pennsylvanians healthy and safe.

But I’ve got to be honest — we’re up against a mountain of BS from the Oz campaign and the rest of the GOP field. Republicans are reserving millions in television ads and working to out-Trump each other. We cannot afford to fall behind and let any one of them pull ahead. The consequences are just too dangerous.

Tomorrow at midnight is our first mid-month deadline of the year, and I’m counting on a few more donors to hit our goal. If you’re able, will you make a donation of any amount today?

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You deserve a Senator who will get things done in Washington and help solve the problems keeping you up at night. A Senator who is committed to doing the hard work to actually solve those problems.

In county after county, our campaign is working to get our message out there and meet voters where they are. If we continue to build on that work, we will flip this seat this year.

Pennsylvania has never sent a woman to the U.S. Senate — and in our nation’s more than 200-year history, there’s never been a woman doctor in the U.S. Senate. Ever. With your help, we’ll achieve both this November at a critical time when science and abortion rights are under attack.

It’s time to put facts before fiction: Will you pitch in to help me become Pennsylvania’s next U.S. Senator? Anything you’re able to contribute will make a big difference.

Thank you again for your support — I could not do it without you.

Val